首先我们来看下afraid of doing和to do的大致意思:
afraid of doing:词性为短语,afraid: 害怕的;doing: 做
to do:词性为不定式短语,to: 表示动作目的;do: 做
通过下面的表格我们了解下afraid of doing和to do的含义、发音和用法
接下来让我们看下afraid of doing和to do的用法区别:
1.1. 词性:afraid of doing 是一个短语,而 to do 是一个不定式短语
例子:
- He is afraid of doing sports.
(他害怕做运动。)
- He decided to do some traveling.
(他决定去旅行。)
2.2. 含义:afraid of doing 表示害怕去做某事,强调恐惧情绪,而 to do 表示打算或计划去做某事,没有强调恐惧情绪
例子:
- She is afraid of flying.
(她害怕坐飞机。)
- I plan to study foreign languages.
(我打算学习外语。)
3.3. 动词后的形式:afraid of doing 的动词通常是以动名词形式出现,而 to do 的动词通常是以原形出现
例子:
- He is afraid of being laughed at.
(他害怕被嘲笑。)
- I am ready to work.
(我准备工作。)