fear
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e.g. he is prey to irrational fears
e.g. drivers are threatening to quit their jobs in fear after a cabby's murder
e.g. fear of increasing unemployment.
«…への» 心配 «for» (!具体例ではa ~; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う)
e.g. police launched a search for the family amid fears for their safety.
【よくないことが起こる】恐れ, 可能性 «of, that節, of doing»
e.g. she could observe the other guests without too much fear of attracting attention.
(主に神への)畏れ
e.g. the love and fear of God.
verb with object
〖fear A/to do/doing〗 A〈人・事・物〉が, …するのが怖い, 恐ろしい
e.g. with clause : farmers fear that they will lose business
e.g. he said he didn't care about life so why should he fear death?
(危険ではないかと) 【人を】心配する, 気遣う; 【生命・安否などを】案じる, 危惧する «for»
e.g. I fear for the city with this madman let loose in it.
⦅かたく⦆〖fear to do/doing〗 (怖くて)…するのをためらう
e.g. they aim to make war so horrific that potential aggressors will fear to resort to it.
⦅かたく⦆ ; 〖~(that)節〗 残念ながら…ではないかと思う (!(1)be afraidよりかたい表現. (2)挿入節として文中や文尾にも用いられる)
e.g. I'll buy her book, though not, I fear, the hardback version.
〈神など〉を畏れる
PHRASES
to avoid the risk of (or that): no one dared refuse the order for fear of losing their job.
used to reassure someone: we shall meet again, never fear.
put the fear of God in (or into) someone
cause someone to be very frightened.
without fear or favor
impartially: make all your decisions without fear or favor.
ORIGIN