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關(guān)閉窗口 英語可說 fear sb to do sth 嗎？
有網(wǎng)友在本站“答疑中心”問：英語是否可以說 fear sb to do sth。
按漢語的表達(dá)習(xí)慣，我們可以說“害怕某人做某事”“擔(dān)心某人做某事”，但英語是否可以說 fear sb to do sth 呢？回答是否定的。
英語動(dòng)詞 fear 習(xí)慣上不接不定式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)作賓語。如：
◎我擔(dān)心他會(huì)失敗。
正：I fear that he will fail.
誤：I fear him to fail.
◎我害怕他們?cè)侔盐谊P(guān)起來。
正：I was terrified they would lock me up again.
誤：I feared them to lock me up again.
◎跟你說實(shí)話吧，我非常害怕他回來。
正：To tell you the truth, I'm rather dreading his return.
誤：To tell you the truth, I fear him to return.
◎我擔(dān)心他這樣苦干下去，精神會(huì)崩潰的。
正：I was worried he might have a breakdown if he carried on working so hard.
誤：I feared him to have a breakdown if he carried on working so hard.
◎我們擔(dān)心他在舞臺(tái)上緊張，但事實(shí)上它表現(xiàn)得很好。
正：We were afraid he would be nervous on stage, but in the event he performed beautifully.
誤：We feared him to be nervous on stage, but in the event he performed beautifully.
◎我害怕他會(huì)離開我，所以纏著他不放。
正：I was terrified he would leave me, so I was clinging to him.
誤：I feared him to leave me, so I was clinging to him.
◎父母擔(dān)心他們可能會(huì)逾越這些無形的界限。
正：Parents fear they might overstep these invisible boundaries.
誤：Parents fear them to overstep these invisible boundaries.
◎官員們擔(dān)心他會(huì)把對(duì)外交的重視理解為軟弱的表現(xiàn)。
正：Officials fear that he might interpret the emphasis on diplomacy as a sign of weakness.
誤：Officials fear him to interpret the emphasis on diplomacy as a sign of weakness.
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