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afraid of someone/something
collocation
feeling fear or worry about something, or about something bad that might happen:
I've always been afraid of the dark.我一直都怕黑。
He told a crowd of supporters: "I'm not afraid of anyone."
Several of the women who complained say they are afraid of retaliation.
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afraid
The villagers say they are afraid of the consequences of their direct action.
Many people are terribly afraid of dogs.
She saw an advertisement asking for volunteers who were afraid of heights to be a part of a study.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Afraid
afraid
afraid for someone/something
be in fear of your lifephrase
be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlightsidiom
bottle
bottle out
goosey
gun-shy
have a horror of somethingidiom
horror-struck
in terror of your lifeidiom
leaf
panic
shake
shit a brickidiom
squirrelly
terrified
terror
terror-stricken
threatened
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