afraid,还是scared? scared是什么意思

I'mafraid,还是I'mscared?大家是否纠结过这两个与“害怕”有关的英语短语?他们之间是否有区别?如何使用?一定程度上,I'mafraid和I'mscared用法相同二者都可表示“害怕”1.害怕某个东西(anobject)或害怕某种情形(asituatio
I'm afraid,还是I'm scared?

afraid,还是scared? scared是什么意思

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大家是否纠结过这两个与“害怕”有关的英语短语?他们之间是否有区别?如何使用?
一定程度上,I'm afraid 和 I'm scared 用法相同
二者都可表示“害怕”1.害怕某个东西(an object)或害怕某种情形(a situation)
I'm afraid of spiders. = I'm scared of spiders. 害怕蜘蛛
I'm scared of heights. = I'm scared of heights. 恐高
2.害怕某个活动(an activity)
I'm afraid of speakin百思特网g in public = scared of. 害怕在公众场合演讲
I'm scared of dying. = afraid of 害怕死亡
3. 害怕将来的某件事(sth in the future)
I'm scared to go to the dentist. = afraid to 害怕看医生
I'm afraid to ask her out. = scared to 害怕约她出来
afraid,还是scared? scared是什么意思

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二者也存在一定的区别1. 只能使用百思特网scary用作形容词,描述某件事造成恐惧
That movie is scary. 电影很恐怖
That's a scary movie.
这里不能使用afraid 或 scared
2.只能使用afraid表示遗憾或传达坏消息
I'm afraid that&n百思特网bsp;your order has been delayed. 我恐怕您的订单被推迟了
I'm afraid I can't help you. (= I'm sorry, but I can't help you.) 恐怕我无法帮助您
上述情况下,afraid与害怕没有关系
afraid,还是scared? scared是什么意思

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最后看下面这段话:You might be afraid to speak English. It's really common. A lot of English learners are scared to speak English because they are scared of making mistakes.
大家可能会害怕讲英语,但这很普遍 。很多英语学习者都害怕说英语,因为他们害怕犯错误 。
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