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如何用英语表达各种“恐惧”?一起来看看!

2020-11-21 16:04:47编辑:景景

  昨天一个同学对一个外教说:我讨厌冬天,因为我怕冷;外教老师楞了。冷是一种感觉,一种对天气的感知?怎么个“害怕”法?今天我们就来谈谈如何用英语表达各种“恐惧”!


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  NO.1

  我怕冷

  I'm afraid of the cold. X

  The cold doesn't bother me. √

  afraid of 可以表达

  因为胆子小,怯懦,

  才产生的"怕”

  例句:

  Everyone seems to be afraid of her.

  每个人似乎都很怕她.

  Many children are afraid of the dark.

  很多孩子都怕黑.

  怕冷,怕热外国人这么说:

  The hot doesn't bother me.

  热不会让我烦恼(我不怕热

  I don't mind the cold.

  我不介意冷 (我不怕冷

  NO.2

  各种"害怕"的英文表达

  NO.1  fear

  情绪上的害怕

  例句:

  Fear of failure

  害怕失败

  I have a fear of heights.

  我恐高

  NO.2  scare

  突然让某人感到害怕

  例句:

  The dog scared us.

  这个狗(惊)吓到我了。

  He was driving fast just to scare us.

  他开车开得太快了,都吓到我们了。

  NO.3  terror

  极度害怕或者恐惧

  (名词形式)

  例句:

  We lived in terror of our father when he was drinking.

  我们生活在父亲的恐惧之下,尤其是他喝酒的时候。

  NO.4  fright

  突然间感到的害怕

  (名词形式)

  You naughty boy, you gave me such a fright.

  你这调皮鬼,吓了我一跳

  NO.3

  外国人也有“妻管严”

  妻管严= hen-pecked

  例句:

  A:  Sorry, I cannot go to the bar today, my wife is at home, she will be unhappy.

  不好意思各位,今天不能去酒吧了,我老婆在家,她会不高兴的。

  B:You are really a hen-pecked husband.

  哦,原来你是“妻管严”.