dreadful

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a. 可怕的

发音

US /ˈdɹɛd.fl̩/

词形变化

dreadfuls 复数 dreadfuls dreadfulest dreadfullest more dreadful 比较级 most dreadful 最高级

别名

dreadfull dredful

教材释义与例句

形容词

可怕的；糟透的，令人不快的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.

  2. 2.

    A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.

  3. 3.

    A shocking or sensational crime.

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Full of something causing dread, whether

    Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.

    可畏

  2. 2.

    Full of something causing dread, whether

    Unpleasant, awful, very bad (also used as an intensifier).

    Here some... Look dreadful gay in their own sparkling blood.

  3. 3.

    Full of something causing dread, whether

    Awesome, awe-inspiring, causing feelings of reverence.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    Full of dread, whether

    Scared, afraid, frightened.

    废旧
  5. 5.

    Full of dread, whether

    Timid, easily frightened.

    废旧
  6. 6.

    Full of dread, whether

    Reverential, full of pious awe.

    废旧
adv.
  1. 1.

    Dreadfully.

    非正式

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

terrible awful painful frightening dread dire horrific fearful fearsome unspeakable

近义相关 3

bad alarming disagreeable

相关短语

penny dreadful <英>廉价惊险小说 something dreadful something awful

词源

From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread + -ful.

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