易混淆的单词： Fearing

Texas has been fearing a shortfall for some time .

德州人对于预算缺口的担心有一段日子了。

No longer fearing what aggravation will wait for you .

而不必害怕有什么糟糕的事情在等着你。

Residents stayed indoors , fearing government punishment after a month of being left more or less to their own devices .

因为惧怕政府军按兵不动一个月之后会对他们发起惩罚性攻击，商店纷纷关门停业，居民们也都足不出户。

The italian government at the time , he said , " fearing that german power would turn into a general victory , preferred to be allied with hitler 's germany rather than oppose it . "

他称，当时意大利政府“敬畏德国的力量将要变成全面的胜利，宁愿同希特勒的德国结盟，而不是反对它”。

A dictatorship is apt to limit information flows and business autonomy , and by doing so to reduce flexibility and innovation , fearing the private sector as a potential power rival to the dictator .

独裁政治倾向于有限的信息流及自主经营，而且，会通过这些手段来降低灵活性和创新，畏惧私营成分，认为它们会成为独裁者的潜在对手。