frightful
英 ['fraɪtfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美['fraɪtfl]
- adj. 可怕的；惊人的；非常的
中文词源
frightful 极糟的
来自fright, 恐惧的，害怕的。
英英释意
- 1. provoking horror;
- "an atrocious automobile accident"
- "a frightful crime of decapitation"
- "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"
- "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill
- "an ugly wound"
- 2. extreme in degree;
- "in a frightful hurry"
- "spent a frightful amount of money"
- 3. extremely distressing;
- "fearful slum conditions"
- "a frightful mistake"
- "suffered terrible thirst"
英文词源
- frightful (adj.)
- mid-13c., "timid, fearful, full of terror," from fright (n.) + -ful. The prevailing modern sense of "alarming, full of occasion for fright" is from c. 1600. Meaning "dreadful, horrible, shocking" (often hyperbolic) is attested from c. 1700; Johnson noted it as "a cant word among women for anything unpleasing." Related: Frightfully; frightfulness. Middle English also had frighty "causing fear," also "afraid" (mid-13c.).
同义词辨析
afraid, fearful, awful, dreadful, frightful, terrible, horrible, terrific, appalling
这些形容词均含"害怕的，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。
实用场景例句
- It was absolutely frightful!
- 简直糟透了！
牛津词典
- This room's in a frightful mess.
- 房间里乱七八糟。
牛津词典
- a frightful accident
- 十分严重的事故
牛津词典
- My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.
- 我父亲没法谈论那场战争，那太可怕了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He got himself into a frightful muddle...
- 他把自己卷进了一个不可收拾的乱摊子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- What frightful gossips people are, even one's best friends.
- 人们最爱散布流言蜚语，哪怕是自己最好的朋友也不例外。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It was a frightful storm.
- 那是一次可怕的风暴.
《用法词典》
- 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.
辞典例句
- Once more, the two spectators started, as he turned upon her with a frightful suddenness.
- 两个旁观者又吓了一跳, 因为他令人害怕地突然转向了她.
英汉文学 - 双城记
- The smell was frightful.
- 这气味难闻极了.
《简明英汉词典》
- The battle resulted in a frightful slaughter.
- 战斗以可怕的大屠杀告终.
《简明英汉词典》
- He speaks in frightful Spanish.
- 他讲的是蹩脚的西班牙语.
辞典例句
- We had a frightful journey.
- 我们作了一次不愉快的旅行.
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- She tended to wear frightful hats with feathers.
- 她常常戴着吓人的带羽毛的帽子.
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- A frightful traffic disaster was avoided.
- 一次可怕的交通事故避免了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Do you wish this frightful secret to remain with us?
- 你愿意这个可怕的秘密只有我们两个人知道 吗 ?
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- Though the casualties at the front are really frightful!
- 可是前方的死伤实在也了不起呀!
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- The frightful apparatus worked smoothly without a sound.
- 这可怕的装置无声无息地平稳运转着.
辞典例句
- He seemed pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
- 他看上去脸色苍白,全身衣服弄得一团糟.
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- America today is a world away from the cruel and frightful bigotry of that time.
- 今天的美国已经完全不同于当时那个充满残酷和丑陋偏见的时代.
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- They thought it was a frightful journey.
- 他们认为那是一次极不舒服的旅行.
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- By now Black Iron face was in a frightful passion , her face quivering with anger.
- 他看见那铁黑脸哆嗦着,伸手去抓电话.
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- These frightful experiences are branded in my memory.
- 这些可怕的经历铭记在他的记忆里.
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- He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
- 他看上去脸色苍白,一身衣服弄得一塌糊涂.
《用法词典》
- It was with the greatest difficulty that the boy gathered the strength to speak, but spoke with a frightful emphasis.
- 那个男孩艰难地、费了很大力气说出话来, 然而他吐字有力,使人惊惧.
《简明英汉词典》
- Look at the influence that man must have. Is it not frightful?
- 从这里可以看出,此人的来头非同小可. 不是有点可怕 吗 ?
辞典例句
- Master Scaufflaire experienced a frightful regret that he had not said a thousand francs.
- 斯戈弗莱尔深悔没有说一千法郎.
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- We're having frightful weather this week.
- 这一周天气坏极了.
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