dreadful
英 [ˈdredfl] 美 [ˈdrɛdfəl]

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

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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