scared

scared — adjective

1. feeling fear or worry about a particular person, thing, or situation

1.形容詞A2
釋義

feeling fear or worry about a particular person, thing, or situation

例句

Sirin was scared of the dark, so her brother stayed with her until morning.

be scared of + noun phrase

Abigail felt too scared to ride her bike on the main road.

too scared to + verb (infinitive of purpose)

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • brave

    opposite quality — a brave person does not feel scared easily

  • calm

    opposite emotional state — feeling peaceful rather than scared

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

❌I am scared from spiders.
✅I am scared of spiders.
💡'scared' takes 'of', not 'from', when naming the cause of fear.
❌He was scared about to fall.
✅He was scared of falling / scared to fall.
💡use 'of + gerund' or 'to-infinitive', not 'about to'.