What distinguishes a depression from a harsh recession is paralyzing fear - fear of the unknown so great that it causes consumers, businesses, and investors to retreat and panic.
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Regardless, all these complex measures had the same psychological purpose: to reassure people that the free fall would stop and, thereby, curb the fear that would perpetuate (使持久) a free fall.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
To curb the fear of a lasting free fall
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N-VAR
恐惧;惧怕
Fear is the unpleasant feeling you have when you think that you are in danger.
例句
I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear.
我坐在地板上，吓得发抖。
...boyhood memories of sickness and fear of the dark...
儿时记忆中的病痛和对黑暗的恐惧
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VERB
害怕;惧怕
If you fear someone or something, you are frightened because you think that they will harm you.
例句
Many people fear change because they do not like the old ways to be disrupted.
很多人惧怕变化，因为他们不喜欢旧有的生活方式遭到破坏。
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N-VAR
担心;担忧;忧心
A fear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened.
例句
These youngsters are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure...
激发这些年轻人的不是对成就的渴望，而是对失败的担心。
Then one day his worst fears were confirmed...
后来有一天，他最担心的事终于发生了。
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VERB
担心;担忧;忧虑
If you fear something unpleasant or undesirable, you are worried that it might happen or might have happened.
例句
She had feared she was going down with pneumonia or bronchitis...
她担心会得肺炎或支气管炎。
More than two million refugees have fled the area, fearing attack by loyalist forces.
两百多万难民担心受到效忠旧政府的势力的攻击而逃离该地区。
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N-VAR
(坏事发生的)可能性，机会，几率
If you say that there is a fear that something unpleasant or undesirable will happen, you mean that you think it is possible or likely.
例句
There was no fear that anything would be misunderstood...
并无引起误会的可能性。
There is a fear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors.
人们担心冻结银行账户可能会长期阻碍投资。
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VERB
(替…)担心;(为…)担忧
If you fear for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger.
例句
Carla fears for her son...
卡拉为儿子担心。
He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life.
他星期五逃走了，说是担心自己有生命危险。
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N-VAR
担心;担忧
If you have fears for someone or something, you are very worried because you think that they might be in danger.
例句
He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture.
他也谈到了对祖国文化前途的担忧。
...fear for her own safety.
对她自己安全的担心
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VERB
害怕做;不愿做
If you fear to do something, you are afraid to do it or you do not wish to do it.
例句
She pursed her lips together, as though fearing to betray her news...
她闭紧双唇，仿佛害怕透露出她的消息。
Old people fear to leave their homes.
老年人都不愿背井离乡。
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VERB
恐怕
You say that you fear that a situation is the case when the situation is unpleasant or undesirable, and when you want to express sympathy, sorrow, or regret about it.
例句
I fear that a land war now looks very probable...
恐怕陆地战爆发的可能性很大。
'Is anything left at all?' — 'I fear not.'
“留下什么东西了吗?” ——“恐怕没有。”
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PHRASE
在对…的担心之中;在对…的恐惧之中
If you are in fear of doing or experiencing something unpleasant or undesirable, you are very worried that you might have to do it or experience it.
例句
The elderly live in fear of assault and murder.
老人们生活在对袭击和谋杀的恐惧之中。
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PHRASE
以免;免得
If you take a particular course of action for fear of something, you take the action in order to prevent that thing happening.
例句
She was afraid to say anything to them for fear of hurting their feelings...
她什么都不敢对他们说，以免伤害他们的感情。
No one dared shoot for fear of hitting Pete.
没人敢开枪，怕伤着皮特。
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PHRASE
别担心;不用怕
You say 'fear not' or 'never fear' to someone when you are telling them not to worry or be frightened.
例句
Fear not, Darlene will protect me...
别担心，达琳会保护我的。
You'll get the right training, never fear.
你会受到正规训练的，别担心。
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CONVENTION
绝对不;当然不
You use 'no fear' to emphasize that you do not want to do something.
例句
When I asked him if he wanted to change his mind, William said 'No fear.'
我问威廉是否想改主意，他说：“绝不会。”
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PHRASE
故意吓唬;故意使…担心
If someone or something puts the fear of God into you, they frighten or worry you, often deliberately.
例句
At some time or other Eve had obviously put the fear of God into her.
显然伊芙时不时有意吓唬她一下。