参考词典中dreadful的常规释义:
基本释义
- a. 可怕的;产生极大恐惧或痛苦的,使人震惊的 ;糟糕的,讨厌的,烦人的 ;用作加强语气
词形变化
- 名 词:dread'ful·ness副 词:dread'ful·ly
参考例句
- He`s a dreadful grumbler.
他是特别爱发牢骚的人. - The hostages went through a dreadful ordeal.
个个人质都经历了可怕的折磨 - There was a dreadful shindy in the pub last night.
昨天晚上酒馆里有人大打出手. - There presents a dreadful sight.
那里呈现出可怕的情景。 - He will persist in riding that dreadful bicycle.
他执意要骑那辆破自行车.
- He`s a dreadful grumbler.
英英解释
3个形容词解释
- causing fear or dread or terror
[同] dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, awful, terrible
[例]- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- exceptionally bad or displeasing
[同] abominable, dreadful, atrocious, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
[例]- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
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