英语可说 fear sb to do sth 吗？有网友在本站“答疑中心”问：英语是否可以说 fear sb to do sth。按汉语的表达习惯，我们可以说“害怕某人做某事”“担心某人做某事”，但英语是否可以说 fear sb to do sth 呢？回答是否定的。英语动词 fear 习惯上不接不定式的复合结构作宾语。如：◎我担心他会失败。正：I fear that he will fail.误：I fear him to fail.◎我害怕他们再把我关起来。正：I was terrified they would lock me up again. 误：I feared them to lock me up again. ◎跟你说实话吧，我非常害怕他回来。正：To tell you the truth, I'm rather dreading his return. 误：To tell you the truth, I fear him to return. ◎我担心他这样苦干下去，精神会崩溃的。正：I was worried he might have a breakdown if he carried on working so hard. 误：I feared him to have a breakdown if he carried on working so hard. ◎我们担心他在舞台上紧张，但事实上它表现得很好。正：We were afraid he would be nervous on stage, but in the event he performed beautifully. 误：We feared him to be nervous on stage, but in the event he performed beautifully. ◎我害怕他会离开我，所以缠着他不放。正：I was terrified he would leave me, so I was clinging to him. 误：I feared him to leave me, so I was clinging to him. ◎父母担心他们可能会逾越这些无形的界限。正：Parents fear they might overstep these invisible boundaries. 误：Parents fear them to overstep these invisible boundaries. ◎官员们担心他会把对外交的重视理解为软弱的表现。正：Officials fear that he might interpret the emphasis on diplomacy as a sign of weakness. 误：Officials fear him to interpret the emphasis on diplomacy as a sign of weakness.
