be afraid that

基本解释

Would they be afraid that they were in trouble so they wouldn't tell you for fear of losing computer privileges?
他们会不会害怕惹来麻烦，所以出于担心丧失独自上网的特权而不告诉你？
Even if I was to ask you on a sheet of paper, you might deny it because you might be afraid that it's not anonymous.
即使我叫你写在一张纸上，你也不会写真心话，因为你害怕,这不是匿名的。
I may have already had the night of misery when, having prayed for several days that I might die, I had begun to be afraid that I was dying and prayed that I might live.
我也许经历了那个悲苦的夜晚——那时，在祈祷了几天自己将死去之后，我开始害怕自己真的命不久矣，又开始祈祷自己要活下去。

Suddenly,Olive saw that Nate was also afraid fearful that the cow's struggle would be too much for him alone.
Even if I was to ask you on a sheet of paper, you might deny it because you might be afraid that it's not anonymous.
即使我叫你写在一张纸上，你也不会写真心话，因为你害怕,这不是匿名的。
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We are bodies that can be afraid and be creative and have dreams and aspirations.
我们是可以感到害怕,可以创造,拥有梦想和抱负的肉体
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Don't be afraid that maybe too much time has passed or that there's too much bitterness that has developed maybe between you and the child's mother.
NPR: Technology Meets Single Motherhood