【突破英文词汇】有关fear“恐惧”的词汇

1. craven /'kreɪvn/ n. 懦夫

A hero risks his life to help others; a craven runs from the scene.

英雄冒着生命危险去帮助别人；而懦夫却临阵脱逃。

2. trepidation¹ /ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃn/ n. 惊恐；惶恐

I thought Carol would be nervous when she made her speech, but she delivered it without trepidation.

我本以为卡罗尔发表演说时会很紧张，但她讲话时却一点也不害怕。

3. cower² /'kaʊə(r)/ vi. （因恐惧、痛苦等）畏缩

Brave men defy tyrants³, instead of cowering⁴ before them.

勇敢的人公然反抗暴君，不在他们面前畏缩。

4. intimidate⁵ /ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt/ vt. 胁迫；威胁（某人做某事）

The younger boys would not have given up the playing field so quickly if the older boys hadn't intimidated⁶ them.

要不是那些较大的男孩威胁他们，这些小男孩不会这么快就离开球场。

5. apprehensive⁷ /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/ adj. 不安的；忧虑的

Several apprehensive parents telephoned the school when the children were late in getting home from the museum trip.

当孩子们去博物馆参观而迟迟未回家时，忧虑的父母纷纷往学校打电话。

6. dastardly /ˈdæstədli/ adj. 欺善怕恶的；懦弱的

It was dastardly of the captain to desert the sinking vessel⁸ and leave the passengers to fend⁹ for themselves.

抛弃沉船并丢下乘客让他们自己逃生，这就是船长的懦弱。

7. timid /ˈtimid/ adj. 胆怯的

If the other team challenges us, we should accept. Let's not be so timid!

如果有其他队伍向我们挑战，我们应当接受。绝不能如此胆怯！

1 trepidation   

n.惊恐，惶恐

参考例句：

• The men set off in fear and trepidation.这群人惊慌失措地出发了。
• The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.流行病猖獗因而人心惶惶。

2 cower   

v.畏缩，退缩，抖缩

参考例句：

• I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.我决不会在任何一位大师面前发抖，也不会为任何恐吓所屈服。
• Will the Chinese cower before difficulties when they are not afraid even of death?中国人死都不怕，还怕困难吗？

3 tyrants   

专制统治者( tyrant的名词复数 )； 暴君似的人； （古希腊的）僭主； 严酷的事物

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants. 这个国家接连遭受暴君的统治。
• The people suffered under foreign tyrants. 人民在异族暴君的统治下受苦受难。

4 cowering   

v.畏缩，抖缩( cower的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He turned his baleful glare on the cowering suspect. 他恶毒地盯着那个蜷缩成一团的嫌疑犯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He stood over the cowering Herb with fists of fury. 他紧握着两个拳头怒气冲天地站在惊魂未定的赫伯面前。 来自辞典例句

5 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

6 intimidated   

v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的

参考例句：

• We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
• The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 apprehensive   

adj.担心的，恐惧的，善于领会的

参考例句：

• She was deeply apprehensive about her future.她对未来感到非常担心。
• He was rather apprehensive of failure.他相当害怕失败。

8 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

9 fend   

v.照料（自己），（自己）谋生，挡开，避开

参考例句：

• I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
• He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。