惧怕

fearful───adj.可怕的；担心的；严重的

fearfully───adv.可怕地；非常地；颇

fearfulness───n.可怕；厉害

earful───n.唠叨，斥责；怨言；长时间的数落（或牢骚）；（非正式）（噪音）大量；令人吃惊的回答；听腻了的消息

fail of───未能

tearful───adj.含泪的；令人伤心的

tearfully───adv.含泪地；泪汪汪地

fall foul of───v.与…冲突；与…相撞

run foul of───碰撞

What on earth are we fearful of?───我们到底在害怕什么？

Epidemic meningitis is not the biggest killer in Africa, but it is one of the most greatly fearful of all diseases.───流行性脑膜炎并非是非洲最大的杀手，但是，它是所有疾病中最令人感到恐惧的一个。

Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis.───银行家们害怕会有一场世界性的银行业危机。

and as if fearful of betraying her secret she pattered with him at the last moment.───她好像是害怕泄露了自己心中的秘密似的，到了最后一刻竟然推托搪塞起来。

He said he's not fearful of the press or criticism but he didn't appreciate its impact on the firm's companies.───他说他并不害怕媒体的报道或者批评，但是他不希望因此对公司造成影响。

It was not easy to determine, for she was timid and fearful of being repulsed.───作这一个决定倒不容易，因为她有些怯生生的，害怕遭到拒绝。

At the other extreme, governments might be so fearful of taxpayer losses that they lend even less than their private counterparts.───另一个极端可能是政府害怕纳税人遭受损失导致借贷量甚至比私人供贷者还少。

Individual investors, still fearful of stock market volatility, are reaching out for more yield in different ways as well.───个人投资者由于对变幻莫测的股票市场依然心存恐惧，于是也开始以不同方式寻求收益。

Imagine if Americans were fearful of these foreign troops, and overwhelmingly thought America would be better off without their presence.───想象一下美国人对这些外国军队感到十分恐惧，都觉得如果他们不在这里的话美国会好很多。

They were fearful of tackling him.

Fearful of continued unrest, the government imposed a state of emergency.

He was fearful of every shadow.

The boss was fearful of his secretary's anger.

Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis.

He hesitated before ringing her, fearful of what she might say.

They might therefore be fearful of losing out if they accept a tender offer prematurely.

People are fearful of rising crime in the area.

Even doctors are fearful of getting the disease.