/fɪə(r) ||; fɪr/verb1 [T] to be afraid of sb/sth or of doing sth 害怕；惧怕: We all fear illness and death. 人人都惧怕疾病和死亡。
2 [T] to feel that sth bad might happen or might have happened 感觉到可能会发生坏事；担心: The government fears that it will lose the next election. 政府怕下次选举要落败。Thousands of people are feared dead in the earthquake. 地震中恐怕死了好几千人。
fear for sb/sth to be worried about sb/sth 为…担忧:
Parents often fear for the safety of their children. 父母常为儿女的安全担心。