scared
scared — 形容詞
- scaredpositive
- scaredercomparative
- scaredestsuperlative
1. feeling fear or worry about a particular person, thing, or situation
害怕的
感到恐懼或擔憂
feeling fear or worry about a particular person, thing, or situation
Sirin was scared of the dark, so her brother stayed with her until morning.
Sirin 怕黑，所以她哥哥陪她一直待到早上。
be scared of + noun phrase
Abigail felt too scared to ride her bike on the main road.
Abigail 太害怕了，不敢在大馬路上騎腳踏車。
too scared to + verb (infinitive of purpose)
Marco is scared that his mum will be sad about his school marks.
Marco 擔心他媽媽會因為他的學校成績而難過。
be scared that + clause (worry about a future event)
The small cat looked scared when the children ran to it.
那隻小貓在孩子們跑向牠時，看起來很害怕。
- scared of
- scared to
- scared that
- look scared
- feel scared
- get scared
- really scared
- a bit scared
- too scared
- afraid
more formal and slightly broader; also usable before nouns ('an afraid child' is rare; 'afraid' mostly follows verbs like 'be' and 'feel')
- frightened
close synonym; often used for a sudden, short-term fear rather than a lasting worry
- terrified
much stronger emotion — means extremely scared, almost panicked
文法句型
be / feel / look / seem scared
be scared of someone / something
be scared of doing something
be scared to do something
be scared that + clause
用法筆記
Unlike 'afraid', 'scared' is not used directly before a noun (❌ 'a scared child' is acceptable in informal speech but less common than 'a frightened child'). The word typically follows a linking verb such as 'be', 'feel', 'look', or 'seem'.
常見錯誤
To become afraid very easily, even of things that are not dangerous.
杯弓蛇影；極度膽小
After the horror movie, Mia was scared of her own shadow.
The puppy is nervous of its own shadow in the garden.
To be extremely frightened, often suddenly.
嚇得魂不附體
The loud crash scared the cat out of its wits.
When the lights went out, Sara was frightened out of her wits.
To be extremely frightened or extremely bored.
嚇呆；無聊至極
The little boy was scared witless by the thunderstorm.
During the long lecture, the students were bored witless.