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feared 音标拼音: [f'ɪrd] Fear \ Fear\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Feared} ( f[= e] rd); p. pr. & vb. n. { Fearing}.] [ OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be afraid, AS. f[= ae] ran to terrify. See { Fear}, n.] 1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude. [ 1913 Webster] I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. -- Ps. xxiii. 4. [ 1913 Webster] Note: With subordinate clause. I greatly fear my money is not safe. -- Shak. I almost fear to quit your hand. -- D. Jerrold. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid the displeasure of. [ 1913 Webster] Leave them to God above; him serve and fear. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by { fear for}. [ R.] [ 1913 Webster] The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children, therefore . . . I fear you. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To suspect; to doubt. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Ay what else, fear you not her courage? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Fear their people from doing evil. -- Robynson ( More' s Utopia). [ 1913 Webster] Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. -- Shak. Syn: To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate. [ 1913 Webster]
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