dreadful['dredful]
汉语翻译
a. 可怕的
词型变化
名词:dreadfulness 副词:dread-fully
词意辨析
afraid, fearful, awful, dreadful, frightful, terrible, horrible, terrific, appalling这些形容词均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。
afraid: 指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
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。
awful: 指威严得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。
dreadful: 指使人非常恐惧,毛骨悚然,也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
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。
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。
terrific: 多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。
appalling: 指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。
英语解释
形容词 dreadful:
- causing fear or dread or terror同义词:awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
- exceptionally bad or displeasing同义词:atrocious, abominable, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
- very unpleasant
例句
- What a dreadful situation for you.您的处境真糟糕。
- Dreadful weather, don't you think?这天气真讨厌,你说不是吗?
- Oh, no! How dreadful!哦,不!真可怕!
- The room is in dreadful disorder.房间里乱七八糟。
- 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。
- His face pale as ashes, and his lips trembling, he stammered out the dreadful news.他脸色苍白,嘴唇颤抖,结结巴巴说出了那可怕的消息。
- We are waiting for God's dreadful judgement.我们在等待上帝令人生畏的审判。
详细解释
dread.ful
adj.(形容词)Inspiring dread; terrible.可怕的:引起恐惧的;可怕的Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:十分令人不快的;可恶的或令人震惊的:例句:dreadful table manners; this dreadful heat.令人不快的进餐举止;可怕的热
【引伸】
dread.fully
adv.(副词)dread.fulness
n.(名词)