(1) 胆怯的，担心的，害怕的(feeling frightened or afraid) [A (of)，A+that]：give sb a～look 胆怯地看某人一眼;cast a～glance at...担心地对……扫了一眼;a～child 胆怯的孩子;be～of the results of one's rashness/of losing one's way in the forest 担心鲁莽带来的后果/在森林中迷路;I'm～that we have missed the ten o'clock train. 我担心我们已经误了10点的火车。The doctor was～lest the patient should get worse. 医生担心病人(的病情)会恶化。〖同〗afraid，frightened，alarmed，anxious，worried，scared;〖反〗 fearless，unafraid，confident;

(2) 可怕(怖)的，吓人的(causing fear;terrible)：a～accident/noise 可怕的事故/可怕的声音;the sound of a～explosion 可怕的爆炸声;give a～roar 发出吓人的吼叫;〖同〗frightening，frightful，dreadful，terrible，alarming，terrifying，horrible，horrid;〖反〗 pleasant，reassuring;

(3) 非常的，极大(坏)的(very great;very bad) (infml)：a～headache/liar 剧烈的头痛/大骗子;make a～mistake 犯大错;in a～mess 乱作一团;Her handwriting is～. 她的书法糟透了。It was～disappointment to me that you didn't come to my birthday party. 你没来参加我的生日晚会令我极为失望。

←fear n & vt 恐(害)怕;

→′fearfulness n 可怕，担忧;′fearfully adv 极，非常地