英['dredfl]美['dredfl]
adjective(形容词)
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adjective(形容词)
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Something that's terribly bad is dreadful. Some people love going to the opera, but for others there's no more dreadful way to spend three hours.
Dreadful means “full of dread,” “feeling a sense of dread,” or “causing dread.” Dread means fear or anxiety. The adjective dreadful can describe something truly devastating, like the dreadful aftermath of a tornado, or something that's awful on a more personal level, like a dreadful blind date. If it's bad, fearsome, or unpleasant, you can call it dreadful.
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词语辨析
afraid，fearful，awful，dreadful，frightful，terrible，horrible，terrific，appalling。
这些形容词均含“害怕的、可怕的”的意思。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。
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。
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词根：dread
adj.dread可怕的
dreaded令人畏惧的，可怕的
adv.dreadfully可怕地；极其
n.dread恐惧；可怕的人（或物）
v.dreaded惧怕（dread的过去分词）
vi.dread惧怕；担心
vt.dread惧怕；担心