英音
[ˈfraɪtfl]
美音 [ˈfraɪtfəl]
adj. 可怕的;惊人的;令人毛骨悚然的;讨厌的,丑恶的
中文词源
frightful 极糟的
来自fright, 恐惧的,害怕的。
frightful 用法和例句
We 're having frightful weather this week .
这一周天气坏极了。
Steve is the most frightful bore .
史蒂夫是最令人讨厌的家伙。
That was a frightful january .
那是个令人讨厌的一月份。
It was incurring a frightful risk to go to his assistance ; not one of the sailors , all fishermen of the coast , recently levied for the service , dared to attempt it .
去救他吧,就得冒生命的危险,好不骇人。船上的海员们全是些新近募来当差的渔民,没有一个敢挺身救险。
War is a frightful calamity .
战争是可怕的灾难。
汉语翻译 a. 可怕的, 惊人的, 丑的, 非常的
词型变化 副词:frightfully 名词:fright-fulness
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 frightful: provoking horror同义词:atrocious, horrifying, horrible, ugly extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact同义词:terrible, awful, tremendous extremely distressing同义词:fearful 例句 They had the most frightful set-to.他们大打出手,从来没有这麽厉害。 The situation is frightful , but it's just piling on the agony to keep discussing it.情况很可怕,可是还一个劲儿地议论让人觉得更可怕。 An old woman considered ugly or frightful .老丑婆一个被认为是丑陋或可怕的老妇人 These frightful experiences are branded on his memory.这些可怕的经历深深印入他的记忆。 详细解释 fright.ful adj.(形容词)Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.可怕的:让人厌恶或震惊;吓人的Causing fright; terrifying.令人震惊的:引起惊恐的;恐慌的Informal 【非正式用语】 Excessive; extreme:极度;特别:例句:a frightful liar.特别爱撒谎的人 Disagreeable; distressing:可恶的;让人沮丧的:例句:frightful weather.烦人的天气 【引伸】fright.fully adv.(副词)fright.fulness n.(名词)