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dreadful

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英 [ˈdredfl]
美 [ˈdrɛdfəl]
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  • adj.

    可怕的;令人畏惧的;讨厌的,糟透了的,丑陋的;糟糕的

  • n.

    惊险小说[杂志];

  • 双语释义

    adj.(形容词)
    1. [A]可怕的,令人畏惧的 causing great fear or anxiety; terrible
    2. [A]极端的,极其大的extremely
    3. 糟糕的,讨厌的,烦人的 bad, boring or annoying

    英英释义

    dreadful[ 'dredful ]

    • adj.
      • causing fear or dread or terror

        "a dreadful storm"

        同义词:awfuldiredirefuldread(a)dreadedfearfulfearsomefrighteninghorrendoushorrificterrible

      • exceptionally bad or displeasing

        "dreadful manners"

        同义词:atrociousabominableawfulpainfulterribleunspeakable

      • very unpleasant
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    词汇搭配

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    ~+名词
    • dreadful accident〔disease, nightmare〕可怕的事故〔疾病,噩梦〕
    • dreadful film〔meal, weather〕糟糕的电影〔饭菜,天气〕
    • dreadful disorder〔damage〕极度混乱〔极大的破坏〕

    同近义词辨析

    appalling, afraid, frightful, terrible, terrific, fearful, horrible, dreadful, awful

    这组词都有“害怕的、可怕的”的意思,其区别是:

    appalling指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。

    afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。

    frightful指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。

    terrible侧重指给人以长久的惊骇,极端的恐怖,令人难以忍受。

    terrific多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。

    fearful普通用词,既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧,又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。

    horrible指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然,着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。

    dreadful指使人非常恐惧,毛骨悚然,也使人感到讨厌而退缩。

    awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。

    双语例句

    用作形容词(adj.)
    1. Oh, no! How dreadful!
      哦,不!真可怕!
    2. There presents a dreadful sight.
      那里呈现出可怕的情景。
    3. We are waiting for God's dreadful judgement.
      我们在等待上帝令人生畏的审判。
    4. The dreadful sight chilled her to the marrow.
      这种可怕的景象使她感到毛骨悚然。
    5. He wrote off three cars in a year because of his dreadful driving.
      因他的可怕的驾车技术,他一年内报废了三辆车。
    6. What a dreadful situation for you.
      您的处境真糟糕。
    7. Dreadful weather, don't you think?
      这天气真讨厌,你说不是吗?
    8. The room is in dreadful disorder.
      房间里乱七八糟。

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