afraid用作形容词，意思是害怕的、畏惧(可能受伤害、受苦)、担心，恐怕(将发生不快、不幸或危险的事)。常用的短语有be afraid、afraid of、feel afraid、afraid doing、afraid for。
afraid例句：
1、She did not seem at all afraid.
她一点儿也没显得害怕。
2、She's afraid for her family in Somalia.
她为她在索马里的家人担心。
3、He was afraid of hurting my feelings.
他害怕伤我的感情。
4、They are afraid of losing their national identity.
他们担心会失去他们的民族特色。
5、He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction.
他有点害怕父亲的反应。