fearful

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a. 可怕的, 恐怕的, 担心的

发音

UK /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fəl/
UK /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fʊl/
US /ˈfɪɹfəl/
US /ˈfɪɹfʊl/
US /ˈfɪɚfəl/
US /ˈfɪɚfʊl/
/ˈfɜː(ɹ)fəl/
/ˈfɜː(ɹ)fʊl/

词形变化

fearfuler fearfulest fearfuller fearfullest more fearful 比较级 most fearful 最高级

别名

fearefull fearfull

教材释义与例句

形容词

可怕的；担心的；严重的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Frightening; causing fear.

  2. 2.

    Tending to fear; timid.

    a fearful boy

  3. 3.

    Terrible; shockingly bad.

    过时

    1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados "What an awful infliction for you, Max. You were always such an impulsive, reckless sort of fellow—never quiet. You must miss such a fearful lot."

  4. 4.

    Frightened; filled with terror.

    惵

    古体
adv.
  1. 1.

    Extremely; fearfully.

    方言

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

terrible awful dreadful frightening cowardly dread dire horrific fearsome dreaded

近义相关 10

bad afraid chicken yellow faint funky timid alarming craven dastardly

参见 3

afraid timid ignoble

相关短语

be fearful when others are greedy be greedy when others are fearful

词源

From Middle English ferful, fervol, equivalent to fear + -ful.

来源：wiktionary