fear n.恐怖，害怕 v.害怕，畏懼，為……擔(dān)心
例句：Annie has a great fear of water because she experienced drowning inthe river in her childhood.
安妮很怕水，因為她小時候曾經(jīng)有過溺水的經(jīng)歷。
dreadful adj. 可怕的，令人畏懼的
例句：Paul's mind began to fill with dreadful thoughts after he saw thehorror movie.
看過恐怖電影后，他心里逐漸充滿種種可怕的念頭。
terrify vt. 使恐怖，恐嚇
例句：It terrified me to think of the consequence of your action.
想到你行動的后果，我就感到害怕。
threaten vt. 恐嚇，威脅，預(yù)示(危險)，可能來臨
例句：The strikers were threatened with dismissal if they did not returnto work.
罷工者受到威脅說，如果他們不復(fù)工，就會被解雇。
menace n.威脅，危險物 v.恐嚇，危及，威脅
例句：These international conflicts may constitute a menace to worldpeace.
這些國際性的沖突有可能對世界和平構(gòu)成威脅。