考研英语高频词汇
afraid /əˈfreɪd/
a.（of）怕，害怕的；恐怕，担心的
考研真题共出现11次
真题例句1：More and more governments, afraid their countries will be left behind, want to spread Internet access.（2001年text2P2）
真题翻译1：越来越多的政府担心自己的国家会落后，想要普及互联网接入。
真题例句2： “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.（1997年text1P3）
真题翻译2：他说:“从精神的角度来看，我并不害怕死亡，但我害怕的是我将如何死去，因为我看到人们在医院里为氧气而死，用手抓他们的面具。”
真题例句3： People were afraid to leave their houses, for although the police had been ordered to stand by in case of emergency, they were just as confused and helpless as anybody else.（1984年翻译[85]）
真题翻译3：人们不敢离开他们的房子，因为尽管警察奉命待命以防紧急情况，但他们和其他人一样困惑和无助。
