scared

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Sợ hãi, khiếp đảm

BrE /skɛəd/ AmE /sker/

adjective en → vi

1 FEAR [T + be + adj] A2

Sợ hãi, khiếp đảm

having a strong feeling of fear or anxiety

  • be scared of somebody/something

Collocations scared of heights · scared to death

  • She was scared of the dark.

    Cô ấy sợ bóng tối.

2 WORRY [T + be + adj] B1

Lo lắng, bồn chồn

worried or anxious about something that might happen in the future

  • be scared of doing something

Collocations scared to speak in public · scared about the future

  • I'm scared of failing.

    Tôi lo lắng về việc thất bại.