fear ·phrase
Definition: to worry that something very bad will happen or that something very bad has happened Level: C2
当孩子们杳无音信时，救援人员担心发生了最坏的情况。
When there was no sign of the children, the rescuers ___feared ___the ___worst.
她的父母一直在争吵，她担心会发生最坏的事情。
Her parents had been quarrelling constantly, and she ___feared ___the ___worst.
听到来自坠机现场的初步报告后，我们都担心发生了最坏的事情。
After hearing the initial reports from the crash site, we all ___feared ___the ___worst.