Significato: afraid

a·fraid || ə'freɪdadj. spaventato, impaurito; che ha paura, timoroso; dolente, spiacente

afraid Idioma

afraid so

"sorry, but it is true; believe me, yeppers" """Did he spend all of our money?"" ""Yes, 'fraid so."""

I'm afraid so

(See afraid so)

afraid of

fearful of担心；害怕
He is afraid of hurting her feelings．他怕伤她的感情。
He was probably afraid of embarrassing me．他可能不愿使我难堪。
This young man is afraid of nothing．这个年轻人什么也不怕。

afraid to

worried；filled with apprehension 不敢；因害怕会有…结果而不敢做
He is very much afraid to go out alone at night．他很害怕晚上一个人出去。

afraid of one's own shadow

Idiom(s): afraid of one's own shadow

Theme: FEAR

easily frightened; always frightened, timid, or suspicious.
• After Tom was robbed, he was even afraid of his own shadow.
• Jane has always been a shy child. She has been afraid of her own shadow since she was three.

afraid of one's shadow|afraid|shadow

adj. phr., informal Scared of small or imaginary things; very easily frightened; jumpy; nervous. Mrs. Smith won't stay alone in her house at night; she is afraid of her own shadow. Johnny cries whenever he must say hello to an adult; he is afraid of his own shadow.

More Idioms/Phrases

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