awful
英 [ˈɔ:fl] 美 [ˈɔfəl]

adj.

糟糕的；可怕的；非常的；极坏的

adv.

非常，极；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 很坏的; 极讨厌的 (especially spoken) very bad or unpleasant
2. 非常的; 很多的; 过多的 (especially spoken) used to emphasize sth, especially that there is a large amount or too much of sth

adv.(副词)

1. 非常; 极其 very; extremely; used for emphasizing what you are saying

英英释义

awful

• adj.
  • exceptionally bad or displeasing

    "an awful voice"

    同义词：atrociousabominabledreadfulpainfulterribleunspeakable

  • causing fear or dread or terror

    "the awful war"; "an awful risk"

    同义词：diredirefuldread(a)dreadeddreadfulfearfulfearsomefrighteninghorrendoushorrificterrible

  • offensive or even (of persons) malicious

    同义词：nasty

  • inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

    "awful worshippers with bowed heads"

    同义词：awed

  • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

    同义词：frightfulterribletremendous

  • inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

    "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"

    同义词：amazingawe-inspiringawesomeawing

• adv.used as intensifiers

  "I'm awful sorry"

  同义词：terriblyawfullyfrightfully

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• awful accident可怕的事故
• awful behaviour极坏的行为
• awful book非常糟糕的书
• awful bore很令人厌烦的人(或物)
• awful death惨死
• awful destruction可怕的破坏
• awful disaster可怕的灾害
• awful earthquake可怕的地震
• awful food极坏的食物
• awful handwriting很蹩脚的书法
• awful hat很难看的帽子
• awful headache剧烈的头痛
• awful joke令人不愉快的玩笑
• awful journey令人不愉快的旅行
• awful man讨厌的男人
• awful manners讨厌的举止
• awful mess乱七八糟
• awful miser极吝啬的人
• awful mistake不可原谅的错误
• awful moment可怕的时刻
• awful movie糟糕的电影
• awful nuisance惹人厌烦的家伙
• awful person使人讨厌的人
• awful shame极大的耻辱,奇耻大辱
• awful sight可怕的景象
• awful silence令人尴尬的沉默
• awful squad一群不熟练的新手
• awful tie难看的领带
• awful toothache牙痛得要命
• awful tragedy可怕的悲剧
• awful weather非常糟糕的天气

动词+～

• taste awful很难喝

～+介词

• awful about为…而难过的
• awful for对…极坏的

词组短语

an awful lot ◎经常 , ◎非常，极其

an awful lot of许多，大量的

awful weather气候恶劣；非常糟糕的天气

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. It would be awful if he found out the truth.
   如果他发现了真相，那就糟了。
2. I left Harvard with no real awareness of the awful inequities in the world.
   当我离开哈佛时,我并没真正有意识到这个世界存在着可怕的不平等现象。
3. He seemed to be very awful while serving the famous actress.
   他在招待那位著名的女演员时,看上去非常的敬畏。
4. I feel awful about not inviting her.
   没有邀请她,我感到很内疚。
5. She said she had a sore throat and was feeling awful.
   她说她嗓子疼,而且感觉很难受。

用作副词(adv.)

1. These weeks is an awful long time to wait.
   这几个星期真的是一段极其漫长的等待时间啊。

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