He's no better, I'm afraid to say.

我很抱歉地说，他一点也不见好转。

《牛津词典》

She has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to say what she thinks.

她有主见，并且敢于表达自己的观点。

《牛津词典》

She was afraid to say anything to them for fear of hurting their feelings.

她不敢对他们说什么，惟恐伤害他们的感情。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

And,people were afraid to say anything against Miller.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

It seems natural to say Hal's afraid.

于是自然而然,我们就会说哈尔感到害怕

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"I'm not scared of what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has to say at trial,and no one else needs to be afraid either."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

They have something substantive to say and they are not afraid to say it in public.

NEWYORKER: Philipp Meyer

Mr. Cosby says he was afraid to say "hell" on stage when his mother was in the audience.

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Installing inept Australian book-keepers in executive positions hardly helped nor did the timid local executives who were afraid to say boo.

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