Don’t be afraid.別怕.

　　Now the baby is asleep.現在孩子睡著(zhù)了.

　　He was alone in the house.他獨自一人在家里.

　　若要用作定語(yǔ)且具有以上意義,可改用其他形容詞：

　　誤：an asleep child,an ashamed girl,an alive poet

　　正：a sleeping child,a shy girl,a living poet