frightened

おびえた、怖がっている

悪いことや危険なことが起こりそうで怖がっている。

やさしい英語で： Feeling afraid because you think something bad or dangerous might happen.

• The child looked frightened.
• Are you frightened of spiders?
• She was too frightened to speak.

使い方： frightened of someone/something (She is frightened of large dogs.); frightened to do something (He was frightened to open the door.); frightened that… (I was frightened that we might get lost.)

類義語： scared, afraid, fearful

反対語： unafraid

よく使う表現： frightened child, frightened of something, look frightened

怖がっている、おびえた

危険そうなことや心配なことにおびえている。

やさしい英語で： Feeling afraid because something seems dangerous or worrying.

• The little boy looked frightened.
• Are you frightened of spiders?
• She was too frightened to speak.

使い方： frightened of someone/something (She is frightened of big dogs.); frightened to do something (He was frightened to enter the dark room.)

類義語： afraid, scared

反対語： unafraid

よく使う表現： frightened child, frightened of something, look frightened