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dreadful

英 [ˈdredfl]

美 [ˈdredfl]

adj.  糟糕透顶的; 讨厌的; 令人不快的; (强调糟糕的程度)极其的，极坏的; 可怕的; 令人畏惧的; 使人痛苦的

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同义词辨析

fearfulafraiddreadfulfrightfulhorriblescaredterrible【导航词义：害怕的，可怕的】

fearfuladj. 〈正式〉担心的，害怕的
〔辨析〕
多指某人对可能发生的事情感到恐惧不安的。
〔例证〕
The officials were fearful that a tsunami might hit the area.
官员们担心那一地区可能会发生海啸。
Her nephew is a fearful child.
她侄子是个胆小的孩子。
afraidadj. 害怕的，恐惧的
〔辨析〕
指因担心受到伤害或发生坏事而感到畏惧的，通常作表语。
〔例证〕
I am afraid of snakes.
我害怕蛇。
She is afraid of the dark.
她怕黑。
He is afraid to go through the forest alone.
他害怕一个人穿过那片森林。
dreadfuladj. 可怕的
〔辨析〕
强调某人或某事物极为糟糕的，只作定语。
〔例证〕
John is a dreadful snob.
约翰是个极其势利的小人。
He has made a dreadful mistake at his job.
他在工作中犯了一个可怕的错误。
There was a dreadful scream coming from outside the window.
窗外传来一声可怕的尖叫。
frightfuladj. 〈旧〉坏的，可怕的
〔辨析〕
指糟糕得令人产生短暂的恐惧感的。
〔例证〕
A frightful accident happened in that area.
那个地区发生了一起可怕的事故。
The battlefield was a frightful scene.
战场上一片恐怖景象。
horribleadj. 可怕的，令人恐惧的
〔辨析〕
指令人感到震惊与害怕的，侧重惊惧、厌恶之感。
〔例证〕
The man has committed a horrible crime.
那个男人犯下了骇人听闻的罪行。
She has a horrible feeling that they will be late for work.
她有一种很不好的感觉，他们上班要迟到了。
He woke up from a horrible nightmare.
他从可怕的噩梦中惊醒。
scaredadj. 害怕的
〔辨析〕
指对某事物感到畏惧的，常可与 afraid 换用。
〔例证〕
The little boy was scared/afraid of heights.
这个小男孩有恐高症。
Don't be scared/afraid to ask questions.
不要害怕问问题。
terribleadj. 可怕的，骇人的
〔辨析〕
指令人极为不快、不安或害怕的。
〔例证〕
With a terrible boom, the wall collapsed.
随着一声可怕的轰响，那面墙倒了。
They burst into tears upon the terrible news.
听到这骇人的消息，他们突然哭了起来。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 糟糕透顶的；讨厌的；令人不快的
      very bad or unpleasant
      1. What dreadful weather!
        多么讨厌的天气！
      2. What a dreadful thing to say!
        话说得太难听了！
      3. It's dreadful the way they treat their staff.
        他们对待雇员的方式糟糕透了。
      4. How dreadful!
        多讨厌啊！
      5. Jane looked dreadful (= looked ill or tired) .
        简看上去脸色很不好。
    • （强调糟糕的程度）极其的，极坏的
      used to emphasize how bad sth is
      1. She's making a dreadful mess of things.
        她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。
      2. I'm afraid there's been a dreadful mistake.
        恐怕是出了大错。
    • 可怕的；令人畏惧的；使人痛苦的
      causing fear or suffering
      1. a dreadful accident
        可怕的事故
      2. They suffered dreadful injuries.
        他们严重受伤。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 糟糕透顶的;令人不快的;劣质的
      If you say that something isdreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality.
      1. They told us the dreadful news...
        他们告诉了我们那糟糕透顶的消息。
      2. My financial situation is dreadful.
        我的经济状况一团糟。
    • ADJ 极严重的
      Dreadfulis used to emphasize the degree or extent of something bad.
      1. We've made a dreadful mistake...
        我们犯了个极大的错误。
      2. I had a dreadful headache.
        我头痛欲裂。
    • ADJ-GRADED (看上去或感觉到)病得不轻的,极度疲惫的,非常沮丧的
      If someonelooksorfeels dreadful, they look or feel very ill, tired, or upset.
      1. Are you all right? You look dreadful...
        你还好吧？你看上去十分疲惫。
      2. I feel absolutely dreadful about what has happened.
        我对已发生的一切感到极其失望。

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • I realize this may sound dreadful.
      我知道这听起来可能有些可怕。
    • Gosh, what a dreadful thing to have happened!
      天哪，发生了多可怕的事啊！
    • From your looks and mysterious ways that was something very dreadful indeed.
      你的样子和不可思议的举动让人以为真出了什么非常可怕的事哩。
    • The agony of the injured soldiers was dreadful to see.
      看到受伤的士兵如此痛苦真是可怕。
    • We never seem to stay together for very long before we have a dreadful row
      我们总是在一起呆不了多久就会大吵一架。
    • My financial situation is dreadful.
      我的经济状况一团糟。
    • We've made a dreadful mistake
      我们犯了个极大的错误。
    • Something dreadful may have happened.
      某种可怕的事可能发生了。
    • How dreadful! Poor Mary! How is she now, do you know?
      太可怕了！可怜的玛丽，你知道她现在怎么样了吗？
    • This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary
      这一罪行十分恶劣，必须要重判。

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