一、基础形容词（按恐惧程度递增）
1. Scared/Afraid/Frightened
> “She is scared of dogs.”（她怕狗）
> “I was afraid of the dark as a child.”（我小时候怕黑）
> “He felt frightened after hearing about the storm.”（听说暴风雨后他很害怕）
2. Terrified/Petrified
> “Cara is petrified of mice.”（卡拉非常怕老鼠）
> “They were terrified by the horror movie.”（恐怖片让他们吓坏了）
3. Horrified
> “I was horrified by the news of the accident.”（事故消息让我惊恐万分）
二、描述“令人害怕的事物”的形容词
> “Speaking in public is frightening for many people.”（公开演讲让很多人害怕）
> “Skydiving was terrifying but exciting.”（跳伞令人恐惧又刺激）
三、日常口语表达
1. 突发惊吓：
2. 强烈恐惧：
3. 心理不适：
四、习语与隐喻表达
| 习语 | 含义 | 例句 |
| Afraid of one’s own shadow | 胆小如鼠 | “She won’t walk alone at night—she’s afraid of her own shadow!”（她胆小到不敢夜行） |
| Break out in a cold sweat | 吓出冷汗 | “He broke out in a cold sweat before the exam.”（考试前他吓出一身冷汗） |
| Bundle of nerves | 神经紧绷 | “She was a bundle of nerves before her speech.”（演讲前她紧张不安） |
| Heart in one’s mouth | 提心吊胆 | “My heart was in my mouth when the car skidded.”（车子打滑时我心提到嗓子眼） |
五、常用句型结构
1. Scared that + 句子（担心某事发生）
> “I’m scared that I’ll fail the test.”（我担心考试不及格）
2. Scared of + 名词/动名词（害怕某物或做某事）
> “He is scared of flying.”（他害怕坐飞机）
3. Scared to + 动词原形（因害怕而不敢做）
> “She was scared to tell the truth.”（她不敢说出真相）
4. 被动表达：
> “They were scared by the thunder.”（雷声吓到他们了）
六、名词与概念
> 提示：结合具体场景选择词汇。例如，“butterflies in my stomach”（紧张得心跳加速）描述轻微焦虑，而“petrified”适用于极端恐惧。多听影视对话或阅读例句（如），可提升语感。
