dreadful
英 ['dredfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美['drɛdfəl]
- adj. 可怕的；糟透的，令人不快的
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. exceptionally bad or displeasing;
- "atrocious taste"
- "abominable workmanship"
- "an awful voice"
- "dreadful manners"
- "a painful performance"
- "terrible handwriting"
- "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
- 3. very unpleasant
双语例句
- 1. He admitted that the government was in "a dreadful hole".
- 他承认政府目前“处境极为尴尬”。
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- 2. The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood.
- 受害者受了重伤，大量失血。
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- 3. It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake.
- 听起来他们似乎犯下了一个可怕的错误。
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- 4. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit.
- 最后，他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到处都是。
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- 5. Dreadful doubts began to enter my mind.
- 我开始产生了可怕的怀疑。
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