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二者作“害怕”之义时，可互换，如： I'm afraid/ (scared) of dogs. 我害怕狗。 但scare多用“恐吓”“惊吓”“惊恐”解。 如：The dog scared the thief away. 那狗把贼吓得要死。 be scared to death 吓得要死 The house scares easily. 马易受惊。 而afraid是形容词，常作表语，“担心的”“害怕的”“恐怕”。 I'm afraid I'm late. 恐怕我晚了吧。 He was afraid that he would fail.他担心他会失败。
redfishchy
scared强调由外部原因引起的害怕或恐惧：I'm scared to death.(吓死我了！)。（不能用afraid！！！）afraid更多的强调自身感觉（害怕）：I'm afraid of snakes（我怕蛇。），虽然scared在此处可用，但意思有所变化（“蛇让我恐惧”）
joyzhou512
afraid英音：[ə'freid]美音：[ə'fred] 1.害怕的,怕的She was afraid that she might lose her job. 她担心会丢掉工作。 It seems that she is afraid to tell them about it. 似乎她怕将此事告诉他们。 Don't be afraid of snakes. 别怕蛇。 2.(用于提出异议,告诉不好的消息等场合,使语气婉转)恐怕,遗憾[+(that)]I'm afraid your wife had an accident. 很遗憾,你妻子出事了。 I'm afraid I can't help you. 对不起,我不能帮你。
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