afraid是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为adj. 害怕的， 恐惧的； 犯愁的， 不乐意的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- What were they afraid of?
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As when a goat-herd from some high post watches a storm drive over the deep before the west wind black as pitch is the offing and a mighty whirlwind draws towards him, so that he is afraid and drives his flock into a cave even thus did the ranks of stalwart youths move in a dark mass to battle under the Ajaxes, horrid with shield and spear.
-- In my father's stables there are eleven excel-lent chariots, fresh from the builder, quite new, with cloths spread over them; and by each of them there stand a pair of horses, champing barley and rye; my old father Lycaon urged me again and again when I was at home and on the point of starting, to take chariots and horses with me that I might lead the Trojans in battle, but I would not listen to him; it would have been much better if I had done so, but I was thinking about the horses, which had been used to eat their fill, and I was afraid that in such a great gathering of men they might be ill-fed, so I left them at home and came on foot to Ilius armed only with my bow and arrows.
-- I am in no mind to mount, but will go against them even as I am; Pallas Minerva bids me be afraid of no man, and even though one of them escape, their steeds shall not take both back again.
-- I stand by you too to protect you, and I bid you be instant in fighting the Trojans; but either you are tired out, or you are afraid and out of heart, and in that case I say that you are no true son of Tydeus the son of Oeneus.'
-- I am not afraid nor out of heart, nor is there any slackness in me.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "He was afraid of me, I could see that he was afraid of me," said the Invisible Man many times over.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'They were horribly afraid of him at first, somehow, which offended me rather, for I was conceited about him; but his ways seemed so mild, and he was so abject, that after a time they received him and took his education in hand.
-- They came forward, evidently still afraid of Montgomery, but still more afraid of my cracking red whip-lash; and af-ter some fumbling and hesitation, some whip-cracking and shouting, they lifted him gingerly, carried him down to the beach, and went splashing into the dazzling welter of the sea.
-- I was far more afraid of him than of any other two of the Beast Folk.
-- It was not afraid and not ashamed; the last vestige of the human taint had vanished.
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But they are afraid of him too, because Tabaqui, more than anyone else in the jungle, is apt to go mad, and then he forgets that he was ever afraid of anyone, and runs through the forest biting everything in his way.
-- For a time he was afraid of being dropped.
-- They will say any-thing even that thou hast lost all thy teeth, and wilt not face anything bigger than a kid, because (they are indeed shameless, these Bandar-log) because thou art afraid of the he-goat's horns,' Bagheera went on sweetly.
-- 'So men are afraid of the People of the Jungle here also.'
-- 'What is there to be afraid of?'
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Forbidden to stir even a hand, and almost afraid to breath, lest they should expose the frail fabric to the fury of the stream, the passengers watched the glancing waters in feverish suspense.
-- Left by their guide, the travelers remained a few minutes in helpless ignorance, afraid even to move along the broken rocks, lest a false step should precipitate them down some one of the many deep and roaring caverns, into which the water seemed to tumble, on every side of them.
-- An Englishman afraid to sup-port a friend, and a Frenchman too honest to profit by his advantage.'
-- The youth in front threw serious but furtive glances at the mangled victims, as he stepped lightly across the plain, afraid to exhibit his feelings, and yet too inexperienced to quell entirely their sudden and powerful influence.
-- But the bear, instead of obeying, maintained the seat it had taken, and growled: 'The cunning man is afraid that his breath will blow upon his brothers, and take away their courage too,' con-tinued David, improving the hint he received; 'they must stand further off.'
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I'm afraid there are none."
-- I'm afraid he's quite made up his mind not to return."
-- "I'm afraid you disapprove of me?"
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