dreadful是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)penny dreadful廉价惊险喜剧

(2)dreadful day可怕的一天

(3)dreadful thing糟糕透顶的事情

(4)dreadful sight可怕的景象；可怕的一幕

(5)dreadful mess乱七八糟

(6)dreadful night恐怖的夜晚

双语例句

(1)I feel dreadful, so I won't go to the party tonight.

我感觉不舒服，所以我不会参加今晚的聚会了。

(2)The stroy I read was so dreadful that I couldn't sleep at night.

我刚读的故事太可怕了以至于我晚上都睡不着觉。

(3)I must remind you that you made a dreadful mistake.

我必须提醒你，你犯了个极大的错误。

(4)The food was bad and the service was dreadful.

食物很差劲 服务也很糟糕

(5)Dreadful doubts began to enter my mind.

可怕的疑虑开始突然出现在我的脑子里。

(6)The time of suspense is dreadful.

停滞的那段时间是可怕的。

(7)It's that dreadful murder.

是那起可怕的谋杀案。

(8)To Michael the loneliness was dreadful.

对迈克尔来说，这种孤独是可怕的。

(9)Mighty and dreadful, but you are not so.

强大而可怕，但你并非如此。

同义词

adj. 可怕的；糟透的，令人不快的

同根词

词根 dread

(1)dread adj. 可怕的n. 恐惧；可怕的人（或物）vi. 惧怕；担心vt. 惧怕；担心

(2)dreaded adj. 令人畏惧的，可怕的v. 惧怕（dread的过去分词）

(3)dreadfully adv. 可怕地；极其

单词辨析

害怕的；可怕的

(1)appalling 指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。

(2)afraid 指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。

(3)frightful 指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。

(4)terrible 侧重指给人以长久的惊骇，极端的恐怖，令人难以忍受。

(5)terrific 多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。

(6)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。

(7)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。

(8)dreadful 指使人非常恐惧，毛骨悚然，也使人感到讨厌而退缩。

(9)awful 指威严得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。

释义

adj.

causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious

可怕的，令人痛苦的；极其糟糕的；极其严重的

there's been a dreadful accident.

发生了一场可怕的事故。

extremely disagreeable

极不合意的，非常讨厌的

the weather was dreadful.

这天气实在让人讨厌。

[attrib.]used to emphasize the degree to which something is the case, especially something regarded with sadness or disapproval

（尤指令人伤心或反感的事）极端的，极其大的

you're a dreadful flirt.

你真能调情。

(of a person or their feelings)troubled

（人或其感情）烦恼的，苦恼的，忧虑的

I feel dreadful — I hate myself.

我很苦恼—— 我讨厌自己。

(of a person or their appearance)feeling or looking ill

（人或其外观）有病的，生病的

she looked quite dreadful and she was struggling for breath.

她看上去病得不轻，呼吸十分困难。

(1)It was a dreadful, heavy thing. I only wore it this once.

那东西重得不得了，我只戴过一次。《Titanic》《泰坦尼克号》

(2)I couldn't tell if the disarray was evidence of a kidnapping or just a dreadful sloven.

我不知道这团混乱是因为他被绑架了还是因为他懒得要命。《Person of Interest Season 4》《疑犯追踪 第四季》

(3)And about time too. He's been looking dreadful for days. Pity you had to see him on a burning day.

也该是时候了。它这几天看来糟透了。可惜你到燃烧日才见到它。《Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets》《哈利波特与密室》

(4)Mycroft Holmes! What are all these dreadful people doing in my house?! Mrs Hudson, I apologize for the interruption.

麦考夫·福尔摩斯！这些讨厌鬼在我家里干什么？！赫德森太太，抱歉打扰你了。《Sherlock Season 4》《神探夏洛克 第四季》