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问题: afraid to do和 afraid of doing有什么区别?

意思上的

解答:

be afraid to do不敢做。不敢,胆怯去做某事,是主观上的原因不去做,意为"怕";
be afraid of doing害怕做 。担心出现doing的状况、结果。 doing 是客观上造成的,意为"生怕,恐怕"。
例如:
She was afraid to wake her husband.
她不敢去叫醒她丈夫。
She was afraid of waking her husband.
她生怕吵醒她丈夫。