fear, panic, dread, alarm, fright, horror, terror 害怕，恐惧
fear
普通用词 The child was shaking with fear.小孩吓得发抖。a fear of the dark 害怕黑暗
panic
强调因恐惧而失去控制、惊慌失措
Office workers fled in panic as the fire took hold. 起火时，办公室人员惊慌逃出。
dread
含有对将要发生的事感到恐惧、害怕的意思
The prospect of growing old fills me with dread. 想到人会一天天老起来便使我充满恐惧。
alarm
强调因意识到有危险而感到恐惧的心理 The bandits scattered in alarm. 匪徒们惶惶然四散逃窜。
fright
含有受到惊吓的意思 to cry out in fright 吓得大声叫喊
horror
侧重因看到讨厌、危险的东西或情景而引起的恐惧及厌恶的情绪
drew back in horror at the sight of an enormous spider 看到一只巨大的蜘蛛而吓得直退
还构成to one’s horror“令人恐惧的是”
To her horror, the man produced a gun.那个人拔出了枪，让她大为恐惧
terror
语气最强，指极度恐惧
People fled from the explosion in terror.人们惊恐地逃离了爆炸现场。
还可指(政治上的)恐怖 a campaign of terror 恐怖运动
argument ，controversy ，dispute ，debate 争论，争端
argument
辩论双方均以事实或理由来说服对方的辨论
After some heated argument a decision was finally taken.激烈辩论以后终于作出了决定。
controversy
(对令很多人反对或震怒的事的)公开的辨论、论战
The President resigned amid considerable controversy.总统在一片争论声中辞职。
debate
①多指“公开的、正式的辩论”，且常以表决结束
After a long debate, Congress approved the proposal.经过长时间辩论，国会通过了这项提议。
②各自发表不同意见的讨论 the current debate about tax 目前关于税收的讨论。
dispute
各方围绕某一问题产生的争论、争端、纠纷
the frontier disputes 关于边界的争端。
