dread

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n. 恐惧, 可怕的人(或事) a. 可怕的, 可怖的 v. 恐惧, 害怕

发音

US /dɹɛd/

词形变化

dreads 复数 dreaded dreadeth dreading dreads 三单 dreads dreading 现在分词 dreaded 过去式 dreaded 过去分词 dreader 比较级 dreadest dreadest 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

恐惧；可怕的人（或物）

动词

惧怕；担心

形容词

可怕的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.

    恐怖

    可数 不可数

    My visit to the doctor is filling me with dread.

  2. 2.

    Reverential or respectful fear; awe.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Somebody or something dreaded.

    恐怖

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A person highly revered.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  5. 5.

    Fury; dreadfulness.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  6. 6.

    A Rastafarian.

    可数 不可数
  7. 7.

    Clipping of dreadlock.

    可数 俚语 不可数
  8. 8.

    Clipping of dreadnought.

    可数 历史 俚语 不可数 政治 军事 航海 交通

    The Royal Navy sent six dreads and four BCs to intercept the German raiding force.

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To fear greatly.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To anticipate with fear.

    I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.

  3. 3.

    To be in dread, or great fear.

    不及物
  4. 4.

    To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded.

    1980, Donald Fagen; Walter Becker (lyrics and music), "Glamour Profession" in Gaucho, track 3: "Jack with his radar / Stalking the dread moray eel"

  2. 2.

    Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.

    古体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

apprehension apprehensiveness

上位词 3

fear fright fearfulness

下位词 10

chill suspense gloom premonition foreboding pall trepidation boding gloominess presentiment
动词

同义词 1

fear

上位词 2

feel experience

下位词 1

panic
形容词

同义词 10

terrible awful dreadful frightening dire horrific fearful fearsome dreaded horrendous

近义相关 1

alarming

相关短语

dread fascination dread fascinations dread talk

词源

From Middle English drede, dred, from the verb (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian drēd, drēde (“fear, dread”).

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