表示“害怕做某事”或“不敢做某事”,be
afraid
之后可接不定式,也可接
of
doing
sth。如:
she
was
afraid
to
tell
[of
telling]
you.
她害怕告诉你。
she
is
afraid
to
go
[of
going]
out
alone
late
at
night.
她很怕深夜独自外出。
但若要表示担心可能会发生某事,则只能用
be
afraid
of
doing而不能用
be
afraid
to
do。如:
she
is
afraid
of
lagging
behind
the
others.
她怕落在别人后面。
she
didn’t
tell
him
because
she
was
afraid
of
upsetting
him.
她没有告诉他,因为怕他不安。
这两者有着很大的区别。
be
afraid
of
害怕做某事、害怕某样东西。be
afraid
to
害怕去做某事。
比如:He
is
afraid
of
dog.他害怕狗。
He
is
afraid
of
the
war.他对真正充满恐惧。
He
is
afraid
to
go
home.他害怕回家。
这两个短语,不要尝试着去记某些用法,只要理解了两个短语所能表达的意思,就能用好。