害怕：以一种不合理或不必要的方式害怕事物。
... be late for：迟到 be afraid of：害怕…… be sorry for（sth.）：为……抱歉 ...
... be acquainted with与…相识，熟悉 be afraid of恐怕，害怕，担忧 (来源：英语麦当劳-英语杂志 ) be angry at因某事生气 ...
... be guilty of犯有…罪或过失；犯有……罪或过失；有…罪或过失；有罪 be afraid of恐怕；害怕；畏惧；担心 be shy of难为情；不好意思；犹豫不想 ...
... afraid adj. 怕，害怕的；担心的，恐怕 be afraid of 担心发生… after prep. 在…以后，在…后面 ...
There's nothing to be afraid of.
没有什么要害怕的。
There's no need to be afraid of him—he's a big softie.
没必要害怕他—他心特好。
They may be afraid of losing you.
他们可能害怕失去你。
And for scares without the vampires, there's "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark."
VOA : special.2011.06.20
And eventually,we'll turn to some other value questions about if death really is the end, should we be afraid of death?
最终，我们会转向其他的关于价值的问题，比如如果死亡真的是终结，我们应该害怕吗？
死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
But the presence of the dog there is a conditioned stimulus and so you grew to be afraid of dogs.
而这时狗的存在就变成了条件刺激,所以你开始对狗心生恐惧。
心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Why should I be afraid of Michael Jordan? I kill lion.
VOA : special.2010.07.05
Now my call to every Senator, as well as to every American,is this: We cannot be afraid of the future.
VOA : standard.2009.06.27
This same fallacy is what causes some people to be afraid of flying on an airplane.
There are things in this world to be afraid of, and criticalities are among them.
FORBES: Reinhart and Rogoff; and The Dangers of Tipping Points, Real and Otherwise
Of course there is no escaping that there are valid things to be afraid of.
FORBES: Know What to Fear: Where are you misplacing your fear?