afraid 的基本意思是惧怕,害怕,不敢,有四种用法: 1.be afraid of something 害怕 Dont be afraid of the dog. 别害怕那只狗。 2.与动词不定式连用, be afraid to do something.“不敢做某式” 不想做这件事情，因为它很危险，或结果可能不好。它表示有目的做某事。 A lot of people are afraid to go out at night. 许多人不敢晚上出去。（他们不想出去，因为危险所以他们不出去） He was araid to tell his parents about the broken window. 他不敢把打碎窗户的事告诉父母。（他不想告诉他们，因为他知道他们会生气的） 3.与of 连用，be afraid of doing something.“害怕某事发生” 表示可能会有不好的事情发生（如事故),不是有目的做某事。 The path was icy, so we walked very carefully. We were afraid
