/fɪr/ N-VAR ~ is the unpleasant feeling you have when you think that you are in danger; Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free; Fear kills dreams. Fear kills hope. Fear put people in the hospital. Fear can age you. Fear can hold you back from doing something that you know yourself that you are capable of doing, but it paralyse you; v. 害怕，畏惧；担心，忧虑；敬畏 n. 恐惧；担心；（坏事发生的）可能性；敬畏
Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. 不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远不会真正开始。 Do not, for one repulse, forgo the purpose that you resolved to effor. 不要只因一次挫败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。 You say ‘fear not’ or ‘never fear’ to someone when you are telling them not to worry or be frightened.