afraid用作形容詞，意思是害怕的、畏懼(可能受傷害、受苦)、擔心，恐怕(將發生不快、不幸或危險的事)。常用的短語有be afraid、afraid of、feel afraid、afraid doing、afraid for。
afraid例句：
1、She did not seem at all afraid.
她一點兒也沒顯得害怕。
2、She's afraid for her family in Somalia.
她爲她在索馬里的家人擔心。
3、He was afraid of hurting my feelings.
他害怕傷我的感情。
4、They are afraid of losing their national identity.
他們擔心會失去他們的民族特色。
5、He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction.
他有點害怕父親的反應。
