be afraid to do sth.意为害怕某人（或某物），主语对做某事内心感到恐惧。be afraid of doing sth.意思是“害怕做某事”，表示主语内心里不情愿做某事，也可以说是不希望发生某事，但自己不一定能避免它。

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beafraidof和beafraidtodo区别(beafraidofdoing和beafraidtodo的区别)

1. be afraid to do：这个词组表达的是“害怕做某事”，侧重表示不敢的意思。

例句1：Tom is afraid to swim in the river.

汤姆不敢在河里游泳。

例句2：The boy was afraid to stay at home alone.

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这个小男孩不敢独自呆在家里。

例句3：Tom was afraid to answer questions at class.

汤姆不敢在课堂上回答问题。

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2. be afraid of doing：这个词组侧重表达的是“担心做某事的后果”。

例句1：People are afraid of getting left behind right now.

人们现在非常担心被落下。

例句2：They may be afraid of losing you.

他们可能害怕失去你。

例句3：Don't be afraid of mistakes because ryone makes mistakes.

不要害怕犯错，因为每个人都会犯错。

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