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fear BrE /fɪə(r)/
NAmE /fɪr/► SEE ALLbe/go in fear of your lifefor fear of sth/of doing sthfor fear (that)…in fear and trembling (of sb/sth)no fear!put the fear of God into sbthere’s no fear of sthwithout fear or favour
●be/go in fear of your ˈlifebe afraid all the time that you may be killed, attacked, etc. 一直担心会被杀（或被袭击等）◆After she got involved with the drug dealers, she went in fear of her life.
她和那些毒品贩子有了牵连以后就一直为自己的性命担忧。●for fear of sth/of doing sth●for fear (that)…because you do not want sth bad to happen 以免；唯恐◆I’m not going to put it in the washing machine for fear of spoiling it.
我不打算把它放到洗衣机里去洗，免得洗坏了。◆I had to keep my opinions secret for fear (that) I would lose my job.
我不得不隐瞒自己的观点，生怕丢了工作。●in fear and ˈtrembling (of sb/sth) (written) feeling very frightened or anxious 惶恐不安◆They lived in fear and trembling of being discovered by the police.
他们整日坐立不安，生怕被警方发现。●ˌno ˈfear! (BrE, spoken) used to say that you definitely do not want to do sth 决不；当然不◆‘Who’s coming for a midnight swim?’ ‘No fear! It’s much too cold.’
“谁半夜要来游泳？”“才不呢！太冷了。”●put the fear of ˈGod into sb (informal) frighten sb very much, especially in order to force them to do what you want （尤指为强迫某人做某事而）恐吓；威胁某人服从◆The first thing that happens when you go into the army is that they put the fear of God into you.
你参军以后遇到的第一桩事就是他们会吓唬你，好让你乖乖听话。●there’s no fear of sththere’s no possibility or danger of sth happening 不会发生某事◆I’ve got a new alarm clock so there’s no fear of me oversleeping again.
我有了一个新闹钟，这样我就不再担心会睡过头了。●without ˌfear or ˈfavour (BrE) (NAmE without ˌfear or ˈfavor) (formal) (judge, decide sth, etc.) in a completely fair way without being influenced by anybody 公正地，不偏不倚地（判断、作决定等）◆The newspaper reprinted the facts, without fear or favour.
报纸公正地转载了事情的真相。 |