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fearful

英 ['fɪəfʊl; -f(ə)l] 美['fɪrfəl]

英英释义同义词辨析考试真题实用场景例句

adj. 可怕的；担心的；严重的

英英释意

1. causing fear or dread or terror;: "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"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

2. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted;: "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

3. extremely distressing;: "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst"

4. timid by nature or revealing timidity;: "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"

5. experiencing or showing fear;: "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"

双语例句

1. "It sounds the most fearful hard work," Sybil said later.: “这听起来是极为令人生畏的艰苦工作。”西比尔后来说。

2. I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.: 我以前经常感到非常恐惧，非常愤怒，非常孤独。

3. Our artillery opened up and we heard a fearful wailing and screeching.: 我们的炮弹一发，便听到可怕的哀号声和尖叫声。

4. The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.: 因为担心破产，该计划的投资者决定放弃这个项目。

5. You gave me a fearful shock!: 你让我大吃一惊。