be scared作为英语中高频表达恐惧的核心短语:
1. be scared of sb/sth) | ~ (of doing sth)
害怕；恐惧；畏惧；担心
frightened of sth or afraid that sth bad might happen
例：
She was scared of the dark.
她怕黑。
I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.
我怕黑，是个十足的懦夫（胆小鬼）。
He's scared of heights.
他有恐高症。
He's scared of flying.
他怕坐飞机。
Rescuers were scared of secondary disasters.
救援人员担心次生灾害。
The little girl was scared of the thunderstorm.
小女孩害怕雷雨。
Parents are often scared of their teenagers' rebellion.
父母常因孩子叛逆而担忧。
In high school I was scared to death of you.
高中时我怕你怕得要命。
She was very brave, but she was scared of the doctor.
她很勇敢,但她害怕医生。
I'm certainly not scared of him
我当然不怕他。
I think everyone was scared of her
我想大家都很怕她。
She confided to friends that she was scared of her mother.
她向朋友吐露怕母亲。
She is scared of going out alone.
她不敢一个人外出。
She was scared of confronting her friend's betrayal.
她害怕面对朋友的背叛。
He was scared of letting us down.
他怕让我们失望。
Negotiators were scared of making concessions.
谈判代表害怕做出让步。
Diplomats were scared of triggering a trade war.
外交官担心引发贸易战。
2. be scared to do sth. 害怕；恐惧；畏惧；担心
People are scared to use the buses late at night.
人们害怕在深夜乘坐公共汽车。
He was far too scared to tell anybody
他害怕极了，不敢告诉任何人。
Why are so many men scared to commit?
为何这么多男人害怕承诺？
He was scared to tell her his true feelings.
他害怕表白真心。
He was scared to speak up at the meeting.
他不敢在会议上发言。
Dick was too scared to move and regretted deeply.
迪克吓得动弹不得，后悔莫及。
We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
我们不敢放纵自己的情感，以免显得太过软弱或缺乏自制。
I had white rugs on the floor, but people were scared to tread on them in case they marked.
我在地板上铺了白色小地毯，但大家都不敢往上踩，以免在上面留下脚印。
She's scared to walk alone at night.
她不敢夜独行。
The CEO was scared about the company's financial future.
CEO担忧公司财务前景。
- 翻译：介词about连接抽象经济概念与情感状态。
3.be scared that从句
害怕；恐惧；畏惧；担心
I'm scared (that) I'm going to fall.
我担心自己快掉下去了。
I was scared that I might be sick.
我担心自己可能病了。
She was scared that her husband would leave her.
她担心丈夫会离开。
She was scared she would be called to give evidence.
她害怕被传作证。《国土安全》
I'm scared that I'll fail the exam.
我担心考试不及格。
