英语如何表达各种“怕”？

 　　1. I'm afraid I can't come to your wedding.

　　我恐怕参加不了你的婚礼了。

　　2. He is really afraid of the dark.

　　他真的挺怕黑的。

　　3. I have a great fear of sharks.

　　我很怕鲨鱼。

　　4. I'm worried it might rain today.

　　我怕明天会下雨。

　　5. I fear I won't finish my assignment on time.

　　我担心我不能按时完成作业了。

　　6. I'm frightened I might fall.

　　我很害怕自己会掉下去。

　　7. James is scared to death of flying.

　　詹姆斯怕坐飞机怕得要命。

　　8. That movie was absolutely terrifying.

　　那部电影真够恐怖的。

　　9. I was petrified¹ when I heard a noise outside.

　　我听到外面的声响时都吓呆了。

　　10. He's been dreading² this day for months.

　　他一连几个月都在害怕这一天的到来。

　　11. That guy gives me the creeps.

　　那家伙让我毛骨悚然。

　　12. I think he has a few last-minute jitters³, but he'll be ok.

　　我想最后关头他的确有些坐立不安，不过他会没事的。

1 petrified   

adj.惊呆的；目瞪口呆的v.使吓呆，使惊呆；变僵硬；使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• I'm petrified of snakes. 我特别怕蛇。
• The poor child was petrified with fear. 这可怜的孩子被吓呆了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 dreading   

v.害怕，恐惧，担心( dread的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father. 她正在为不得不向父亲提出钱的事犯愁。
• This was the moment he had been dreading. 这是他一直最担心的时刻。

3 jitters   

n.pl.紧张(通常前面要有the)

参考例句：

• I always get the jitters before exams. 我考试前总是很紧张。
• The whole city had the jitters from the bombing. 全城居民都为轰炸而心神不宁。