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dreadful

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adj.可怕的,<口>讨厌的

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名词:dreadfulness 副词:dread-fully

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-ful 多加在名词之后,表“充满~”的意思,是最常用的形容词字尾,相反字尾是-less

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dreadful


/'dredfl; `drɛdfəl/
adj
1 [esp attrib 尤作定语] causing great fear or suffering; shocking 产生极大恐惧或痛苦的; 使人震惊的
*a dreadful accident, disease, nightmare 可怕的事故、疾病、恶梦
* He has to live with the dreadful knowledge that he caused their deaths. 他知道是自己使他们丧命而终生痛苦.
2 (infml 口) bad, boring or annoying 糟糕的; 讨厌的; 烦人的
*What dreadful weather! 天气糟透了!
* a dreadful film, man, meal, country 糟糕的影片、人、饭菜、国家
* The noise was dreadful. 噪声真讨厌.
3 [attrib 作定语] (infml 口) (used intensively 用以加强语气)
*I'm afraid it's all a dreadful mistake. 看来全都大错特错了.

dreadful


adj
extremely unpleasant
= terrible
 We've had some dreadful weather lately.
 Michelle felt absolutely dreadful (=very ill) .
[only before noun]
used to emphasize how bad something or someone is
= terrible
 He soon realized he had made a dreadful mistake.
1. The hostages went through a dreadful ordeal.
    个个人质都经历了可怕的折磨.

2. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
    所有细心包装好的东西一会儿工夫就乱成一团。

3. Father told us it was a dreadful thing to bring a child into the world.
    我们的父亲对我们说, 把孩子生到这样的世界上来是及其可怕的事.

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