be afraid的用法主要有以下三点：

(1) be afraid of sth 害怕谋事／物

Her little sister is afraid of dogs.她的小妹妹怕狗。

Mr Li is very strict ,all the students in his class are afraid of him.

李先生很严厉，他班了里的所有学生都很怕他。

(2) be afraid to do sth 害怕做某事

Jenny didn’t do well in the mid-exams, so she was afraid to see her parents.

珍妮期中考试考的不好，所以她不敢去见父母。

Alice is afraid to walk through the forest all by herself.

艾丽丝害怕独自一人穿过那片森林。

(3) be afraid that 从句(that可以省略)　　害怕······，恐怕······

I am afraid( that ) Mary will not come to my party.恐怕马丽不来参加我的聚会。

He is afraid (that ) he won’t pass the exam again.他害怕下一次还考不及格。

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