Definition of fearful in English:

fearful

adjective ˈfɪəfʊlˈfɪəf(ə)lˈfɪrfəl

1Feeling or showing fear or anxiety.
惧怕的；胆怯的；担心的，担忧的
they are fearful of the threat of nuclear war
他们害怕核武力的威胁。
with clause he's fearful that his career is over
Example sentencesExamples
- But he's a timid child, fearful of water, heights, spiders, darkness and the great outdoors.
- When you know who you are, there's no need to feel weird or threatened or fearful of people who aren't exactly like you.
- Just reading that list of cautions makes me fearful about ever leaving my two daughters home by themselves.
- Some farmers are fearful that they are not being properly rewarded for the quality of the milk they produce.
- She was horrified by this show of affection and fearful of its consequences.
- His characters are guilty and fearful, their predicaments horrendous.
- When this area of our life is threatened we become fearful and disillusioned.
- Granted, most people would be afraid to interfere, fearful of the consequences.
- This lady points out her home here among the rubble, but she is afraid of being seen on camera, fearful of what may happen to her.
- Everyone is fearful for his future, and fear leads people to do amazing, extraordinary things.
- She saw the looks of fearful people, but what they were afraid of she didn't know.
- Often the most panicked people are bystanders who become extremely fearful but have no outlet for that energy.
- Are you really fearful of being misinterpreted or are you just afraid to stand up for your constituents?
- Players are tentative and nervous, fearful that one missed shot or ugly turnover will earn them a seat on the bench.
- The current, ever-present threat of an imminent war can often make people feel fearful and powerless.
- If we are fearful of the consequences of murder then we are not likely to carry out a murder and that is good and to be welcomed.
- There's no question that at the time of the abduction she was in fear and was fearful for a period of time.
- We stood locked in a battle of stares for a minute, my horrified expression gazing into her fearful one.
- I have felt powerless, disgusted, frustrated, horrified and even fearful this week, all in equal measure.
- For example, over the past two decades I was excessively fearful of inflation.
Synonyms
afraid, frightened, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, terrified, petrified
alarmed, panicky, nervous, tense, apprehensive, uneasy, hesitant, disquieted, worried, worried sick, anxious
British nervy
informal jittery, jumpy, in a (blue) funk
dialect frit
archaic afeared, affrighted
nervous, trembling, quaking, quivering, shrinking, cowering, cowed, daunted
timid, timorous, diffident, faint-hearted, cowardly, pusillanimous
British nervy
informal jittery, jumpy, twitchy, keyed up, yellow, chicken, in a cold sweat, a bundle of nerves, like a cat on a hot tin roof, frightened of one's own shadow
British informal having kittens, like a cat on hot bricks, windy, stressy
North American informal spooked, spooky, antsy
dated overstrung, unquiet
1. 1.1 Causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying.
  令人恐惧的，可怕的；恐怖的，吓人的
  a fearful accident
  一次可怕的事故。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Among the nations there are fearful wars and dreadful diseases.
  So we are intended to be relieved of the fear that our dying need be a fearful experience.
  To the outside world, Chernobyl stands as a fearful accident and a catalogue of gross errors.
  There are no limits to our human ability to justify our fear for, in truth, the world is a fearful place.
  The literature supports an Oedipal stage, but finds that a good superego is likely to come from a loving rather than a fearful relationship with a father.
  It came to mind that Christians who encountered Paul would have found him shocking and fearful.
  An Arab writer on the consequences of the Black Death for animals added another hideous dimension to our awareness of that fearful episode.
  In spite of his fear he decides to accompany his master on this fearful adventure.
  It did not gain that influence by producing timid and fearful programmes.
  Call it by its real name and much of the fearful power of the thing is lost.
  Economists nevertheless refuse to be alarmed by fearful prognoses of deflation.
  We are grieving not just for the dead but also for all our own fearful futures - the threat of war, more suffering and more fanatical hatred.
  When we are faced by a fearful situation it is human nature to hide our emotions behind a brave front and to smile when inside we are crying.
  With fearful symmetry, ' terror ' has acquired a new meaning, too.
  Bad experiences can lead to the development of fearful beliefs about the future - fears the past will be repeated if we act the same way again.
  Synonyms
  terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling, frightful, ghastly, horrific, horrible, horrifying, horrendous, very bad, terribly bad, shocking, atrocious, abominable, hideous, monstrous, dire, grim, unspeakable, gruesome, grievous, lamentable, distressing, harrowing, alarming
2informal Very great.
〈非正式〉极大的
he was in a fearful hurry
他只得忙不迭地赶回去。
Synonyms
very great, great, extreme, real, dreadful
informal terrible, impossible
British informal right, proper

Derivatives

fearfulness

noun ˈfɪəfʊlnəsˈfɪəf(ə)lnəsˈfɪrfəlnəs

Emotional impairments may include apathy, irritability, anxiety, fearfulness and depression.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dread, trepidation or even uneasiness suggest a fearfulness that has mostly dissipated.
- The musical score dramatically illustrates her fearfulness and panic.
- People may experience fearfulness, palpitations and even panic attacks.
- At its heart is fear, and fearfulness is increasingly part of the experience of life within it.

Definition of fearful in US English:

fearful

adjectiveˈfirfəlˈfɪrfəl

1Feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety.
惧怕的；胆怯的；担心的，担忧的
bond traders have remained fearful of inflation
with clause the mothers were fearful that their daughters would marry and move abroad
母亲们都担心自己的女儿会在结婚后移居国外。
Example sentencesExamples
- I have felt powerless, disgusted, frustrated, horrified and even fearful this week, all in equal measure.
- His characters are guilty and fearful, their predicaments horrendous.
- She was horrified by this show of affection and fearful of its consequences.
- Often the most panicked people are bystanders who become extremely fearful but have no outlet for that energy.
- When this area of our life is threatened we become fearful and disillusioned.
- Players are tentative and nervous, fearful that one missed shot or ugly turnover will earn them a seat on the bench.
- Are you really fearful of being misinterpreted or are you just afraid to stand up for your constituents?
- If we are fearful of the consequences of murder then we are not likely to carry out a murder and that is good and to be welcomed.
- This lady points out her home here among the rubble, but she is afraid of being seen on camera, fearful of what may happen to her.
- There's no question that at the time of the abduction she was in fear and was fearful for a period of time.
- But he's a timid child, fearful of water, heights, spiders, darkness and the great outdoors.
- She saw the looks of fearful people, but what they were afraid of she didn't know.
- Some farmers are fearful that they are not being properly rewarded for the quality of the milk they produce.
- Granted, most people would be afraid to interfere, fearful of the consequences.
- For example, over the past two decades I was excessively fearful of inflation.
- When you know who you are, there's no need to feel weird or threatened or fearful of people who aren't exactly like you.
- The current, ever-present threat of an imminent war can often make people feel fearful and powerless.
- Just reading that list of cautions makes me fearful about ever leaving my two daughters home by themselves.
- Everyone is fearful for his future, and fear leads people to do amazing, extraordinary things.
- We stood locked in a battle of stares for a minute, my horrified expression gazing into her fearful one.
Synonyms
afraid, frightened, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, terrified, petrified
nervous, trembling, quaking, quivering, shrinking, cowering, cowed, daunted
1. 1.1 Causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying.
  令人恐惧的，可怕的；恐怖的，吓人的
  a fearful accident
  一次可怕的事故。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Economists nevertheless refuse to be alarmed by fearful prognoses of deflation.
  So we are intended to be relieved of the fear that our dying need be a fearful experience.
  To the outside world, Chernobyl stands as a fearful accident and a catalogue of gross errors.
  Among the nations there are fearful wars and dreadful diseases.
  There are no limits to our human ability to justify our fear for, in truth, the world is a fearful place.
  Call it by its real name and much of the fearful power of the thing is lost.
  It did not gain that influence by producing timid and fearful programmes.
  We are grieving not just for the dead but also for all our own fearful futures - the threat of war, more suffering and more fanatical hatred.
  In spite of his fear he decides to accompany his master on this fearful adventure.
  When we are faced by a fearful situation it is human nature to hide our emotions behind a brave front and to smile when inside we are crying.
  Bad experiences can lead to the development of fearful beliefs about the future - fears the past will be repeated if we act the same way again.
  The literature supports an Oedipal stage, but finds that a good superego is likely to come from a loving rather than a fearful relationship with a father.
  It came to mind that Christians who encountered Paul would have found him shocking and fearful.
  With fearful symmetry, ' terror ' has acquired a new meaning, too.
  An Arab writer on the consequences of the Black Death for animals added another hideous dimension to our awareness of that fearful episode.
  Synonyms
  terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling, frightful, ghastly, horrific, horrible, horrifying, horrendous, very bad, terribly bad, shocking, atrocious, abominable, hideous, monstrous, dire, grim, unspeakable, gruesome, grievous, lamentable, distressing, harrowing, alarming
2informal Very great.
〈非正式〉极大的
he could cause a fearful commotion
Synonyms
very great, great, extreme, real, dreadful

词汇	fearful
释义	Definition of fearful in English: fearful adjective ˈfɪəfʊlˈfɪəf(ə)lˈfɪrfəl 1Feeling or showing fear or anxiety. 惧怕的；胆怯的；担心的，担忧的 they are fearful of the threat of nuclear war 他们害怕核武力的威胁。 with clause he's fearful that his career is over Example sentencesExamples But he's a timid child, fearful of water, heights, spiders, darkness and the great outdoors. When you know who you are, there's no need to feel weird or threatened or fearful of people who aren't exactly like you. Just reading that list of cautions makes me fearful about ever leaving my two daughters home by themselves. Some farmers are fearful that they are not being properly rewarded for the quality of the milk they produce. She was horrified by this show of affection and fearful of its consequences. His characters are guilty and fearful, their predicaments horrendous. When this area of our life is threatened we become fearful and disillusioned. Granted, most people would be afraid to interfere, fearful of the consequences. This lady points out her home here among the rubble, but she is afraid of being seen on camera, fearful of what may happen to her. Everyone is fearful for his future, and fear leads people to do amazing, extraordinary things. She saw the looks of fearful people, but what they were afraid of she didn't know. Often the most panicked people are bystanders who become extremely fearful but have no outlet for that energy. Are you really fearful of being misinterpreted or are you just afraid to stand up for your constituents? Players are tentative and nervous, fearful that one missed shot or ugly turnover will earn them a seat on the bench. The current, ever-present threat of an imminent war can often make people feel fearful and powerless. If we are fearful of the consequences of murder then we are not likely to carry out a murder and that is good and to be welcomed. There's no question that at the time of the abduction she was in fear and was fearful for a period of time. We stood locked in a battle of stares for a minute, my horrified expression gazing into her fearful one. I have felt powerless, disgusted, frustrated, horrified and even fearful this week, all in equal measure. For example, over the past two decades I was excessively fearful of inflation. Synonyms afraid, frightened, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, terrified, petrified alarmed, panicky, nervous, tense, apprehensive, uneasy, hesitant, disquieted, worried, worried sick, anxious British nervy informal jittery, jumpy, in a (blue) funk dialect frit archaic afeared, affrighted nervous, trembling, quaking, quivering, shrinking, cowering, cowed, daunted timid, timorous, diffident, faint-hearted, cowardly, pusillanimous British nervy informal jittery, jumpy, twitchy, keyed up, yellow, chicken, in a cold sweat, a bundle of nerves, like a cat on a hot tin roof, frightened of one's own shadow British informal having kittens, like a cat on hot bricks, windy, stressy North American informal spooked, spooky, antsy dated overstrung, unquiet 1.1 Causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying. 令人恐惧的，可怕的；恐怖的，吓人的 a fearful accident 一次可怕的事故。 Example sentencesExamples Among the nations there are fearful wars and dreadful diseases. So we are intended to be relieved of the fear that our dying need be a fearful experience. To the outside world, Chernobyl stands as a fearful accident and a catalogue of gross errors. There are no limits to our human ability to justify our fear for, in truth, the world is a fearful place. The literature supports an Oedipal stage, but finds that a good superego is likely to come from a loving rather than a fearful relationship with a father. It came to mind that Christians who encountered Paul would have found him shocking and fearful. An Arab writer on the consequences of the Black Death for animals added another hideous dimension to our awareness of that fearful episode. In spite of his fear he decides to accompany his master on this fearful adventure. It did not gain that influence by producing timid and fearful programmes. Call it by its real name and much of the fearful power of the thing is lost. Economists nevertheless refuse to be alarmed by fearful prognoses of deflation. We are grieving not just for the dead but also for all our own fearful futures - the threat of war, more suffering and more fanatical hatred. When we are faced by a fearful situation it is human nature to hide our emotions behind a brave front and to smile when inside we are crying. With fearful symmetry, ' terror ' has acquired a new meaning, too. Bad experiences can lead to the development of fearful beliefs about the future - fears the past will be repeated if we act the same way again. Synonyms terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling, frightful, ghastly, horrific, horrible, horrifying, horrendous, very bad, terribly bad, shocking, atrocious, abominable, hideous, monstrous, dire, grim, unspeakable, gruesome, grievous, lamentable, distressing, harrowing, alarming 2informal Very great. 〈非正式〉极大的 he was in a fearful hurry 他只得忙不迭地赶回去。 Synonyms very great, great, extreme, real, dreadful informal terrible, impossible British informal right, proper Derivatives fearfulness noun ˈfɪəfʊlnəsˈfɪəf(ə)lnəsˈfɪrfəlnəs Emotional impairments may include apathy, irritability, anxiety, fearfulness and depression. Example sentencesExamples Dread, trepidation or even uneasiness suggest a fearfulness that has mostly dissipated. The musical score dramatically illustrates her fearfulness and panic. People may experience fearfulness, palpitations and even panic attacks. At its heart is fear, and fearfulness is increasingly part of the experience of life within it. Definition of fearful in US English: fearful adjectiveˈfirfəlˈfɪrfəl 1Feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety. 惧怕的；胆怯的；担心的，担忧的 bond traders have remained fearful of inflation with clause the mothers were fearful that their daughters would marry and move abroad 母亲们都担心自己的女儿会在结婚后移居国外。 Example sentencesExamples I have felt powerless, disgusted, frustrated, horrified and even fearful this week, all in equal measure. His characters are guilty and fearful, their predicaments horrendous. She was horrified by this show of affection and fearful of its consequences. Often the most panicked people are bystanders who become extremely fearful but have no outlet for that energy. When this area of our life is threatened we become fearful and disillusioned. Players are tentative and nervous, fearful that one missed shot or ugly turnover will earn them a seat on the bench. Are you really fearful of being misinterpreted or are you just afraid to stand up for your constituents? If we are fearful of the consequences of murder then we are not likely to carry out a murder and that is good and to be welcomed. This lady points out her home here among the rubble, but she is afraid of being seen on camera, fearful of what may happen to her. There's no question that at the time of the abduction she was in fear and was fearful for a period of time. But he's a timid child, fearful of water, heights, spiders, darkness and the great outdoors. She saw the looks of fearful people, but what they were afraid of she didn't know. Some farmers are fearful that they are not being properly rewarded for the quality of the milk they produce. Granted, most people would be afraid to interfere, fearful of the consequences. For example, over the past two decades I was excessively fearful of inflation. When you know who you are, there's no need to feel weird or threatened or fearful of people who aren't exactly like you. The current, ever-present threat of an imminent war can often make people feel fearful and powerless. Just reading that list of cautions makes me fearful about ever leaving my two daughters home by themselves. Everyone is fearful for his future, and fear leads people to do amazing, extraordinary things. We stood locked in a battle of stares for a minute, my horrified expression gazing into her fearful one. Synonyms afraid, frightened, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, terrified, petrified nervous, trembling, quaking, quivering, shrinking, cowering, cowed, daunted 1.1 Causing or likely to cause people to be afraid; horrifying. 令人恐惧的，可怕的；恐怖的，吓人的 a fearful accident 一次可怕的事故。 Example sentencesExamples Economists nevertheless refuse to be alarmed by fearful prognoses of deflation. So we are intended to be relieved of the fear that our dying need be a fearful experience. To the outside world, Chernobyl stands as a fearful accident and a catalogue of gross errors. Among the nations there are fearful wars and dreadful diseases. There are no limits to our human ability to justify our fear for, in truth, the world is a fearful place. Call it by its real name and much of the fearful power of the thing is lost. It did not gain that influence by producing timid and fearful programmes. We are grieving not just for the dead but also for all our own fearful futures - the threat of war, more suffering and more fanatical hatred. In spite of his fear he decides to accompany his master on this fearful adventure. When we are faced by a fearful situation it is human nature to hide our emotions behind a brave front and to smile when inside we are crying. Bad experiences can lead to the development of fearful beliefs about the future - fears the past will be repeated if we act the same way again. The literature supports an Oedipal stage, but finds that a good superego is likely to come from a loving rather than a fearful relationship with a father. It came to mind that Christians who encountered Paul would have found him shocking and fearful. With fearful symmetry, ' terror ' has acquired a new meaning, too. An Arab writer on the consequences of the Black Death for animals added another hideous dimension to our awareness of that fearful episode. Synonyms terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling, frightful, ghastly, horrific, horrible, horrifying, horrendous, very bad, terribly bad, shocking, atrocious, abominable, hideous, monstrous, dire, grim, unspeakable, gruesome, grievous, lamentable, distressing, harrowing, alarming 2informal Very great. 〈非正式〉极大的 he could cause a fearful commotion Synonyms very great, great, extreme, real, dreadful
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