0 an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or might happen -- 害怕，惧怕；担忧
I didn't want to move for fear of waking her up. 我当时不想动，生怕把她弄醒了。
They wouldn't let their cat outside for fear (that) it would get run over. 他们不让猫到室外去，生怕它被车撞到。
Greta knows the city well, so there's no fear of us getting lost (= we will not get lost). 格蕾塔很熟悉这座城市，所以我们不可能迷路。
Lakisha sat inside, in fear of her life, until the police came. 拉基莎担心自己的安全，就坐在里面直到警察到来。
[ + that ] There are fears that the disease will spread to other countries. 有人担心这种疾病会传播到其他国家。
The low profit figures simply confirmed my worst fears. 这么低的利润额完全证实了我最担心的事。
I have a fear of heights. 我有恐高症。
Even when the waves grew big, the boy showed no (signs of) fear. 即使浪再大，这个男孩也毫无惧色。
Trembling with fear, she handed over the money to the gunman. 她吓得发抖，战战兢兢地把钱递给了持枪歹徒。
1 to be frightened of something or someone unpleasant -- 害怕，畏惧，惧怕
[ + (that) ] I fear (that) she's already left. 恐怕她已经离开了。
[ + to infinitive ] Fearing to go herself, she sent her son to find out the news. 她自己不敢去，就派了儿子去探查消息。
We huddled together, fearing we might be killed. 我们挤作一团，担心会被杀掉。
formal It is feared (that) as many as two hundred passengers may have died in the crash. 人们担心可能有多达两百名乘客在这次空难中丧生。
[ + (that) ] Police fear (that) the couple may have drowned. 警方担心这对夫妇可能已溺水身亡。
What do you fear most? 你最怕什么？
Most older employees fear unemployment. 大多数上了年纪的雇员害怕失业。
Railroads gave rise to new geo-strategic considerations, and aroused new fears and visions, both militarily and economically.
Catholics claimed that they feared the seigneurs, who ' had always oppressed them ', presumably by denying them the freedom to worship publicly in their own church.
He discovered he could extend his own influence by fanning the ecclesiastics' fears that the emperor was no longer the best guarantor of their autonomy.
As was feared, the magnitude of bad loans discovered at the bank upon its collapse was of a much larger magnitude than disclosed earlier.
When the patients experience fears or terminal illness, emotional support becomes important.
People who presumed that their names appeared in lists of suspects feared to petition the authorities for travel documents.
Discussed women's fears and expectations about changes in their bodies and feelings of sexuality due to cancer and its treatment.
Is the scheme meeting your expectations - hopes and fears?
