be afraid of和be afraid to有什么區(qū)別

be afraid of和be afraid to區(qū)別：

一、句型不同：

1、be afraid of doing/sth. 意為害怕，恐怕，擔(dān)心某事物

例句：I used to be afraid of the dark.

我以前害怕黑暗。

2、be afraid to do sth. 意為不敢做……事

例句：Second, trust your ability. Don't be afraid to speak. Don't be trapped by shyness.

二、意義不同：

be afraid of doing擔(dān)心出現(xiàn)doing的狀況、結(jié)果。 doing 是客觀上造成的，意為"生怕，恐怕"

例句：She was afraid of waking her husband.她生怕吵醒她丈夫（害怕吵醒時(shí)帶來(lái)的后果）。

be afraid to do不敢，膽怯去做某事，是主觀上的原因不去做，意為"怕"；

例句：She was afraid to wake her husband.她不敢去叫醒她丈夫（害怕去做“吵醒”這個(gè)動(dòng)作）。