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awful

[ˈɔ:fl] [ˈɔfəl]
  • 名词:awfulness;
  • 例句
    同义词
    同义词解析
    • 以下这些形容词均包含 "害怕的,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。
    词组
    • an awful lot
      a very large amount; a great deal 很多;非常多
    英语四级真题
      Don't you think it's an awful waste of time?
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    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • ADJ-GRADED
      让人讨厌的;糟糕的
      If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
      例句
      We met and I thought he was awful... 我们见了面,我觉得他很讨人厌。 I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place. 我在伦敦再也呆不下去了!简直是个糟糕至极的地方。
    • ADJ-GRADED
      使人不愉快的;令人震惊的;可怕的;极坏的
      If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.
      例句
      Her injuries were massive. It was awful... 她遍体鳞伤。太可怕了。 Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood. 他们的一些罪行骇人听闻,简直令人毛骨悚然。
    • ADJ-GRADED
      生病的;不舒服的
      If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill.
      例句
      I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful... 我基本上没睡,觉得很难受。 I looked awful and felt quite shaky. 我貌似生病了,觉得很虚弱。
    • ADJ
      (量)极大的,极多的
      You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is.
      例句
      I've got an awful lot of work to do. 我有一大堆事情要做。
    • ADV
      (与表示特征的形容词连用,用于强调)极度地,非常
      You can use awful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality.
      例句
      Gosh, you're awful pretty... 天哪,你太漂亮了! You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time. 你知道,10年听起来遥遥无期。
    英汉词典释义
    • adj.
      糟糕的, 可怕的, 惊人的
      The weather is awful today. 今天天气坏透了。
    英英词典释义
    • Adjective
      1. 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"
      2. 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"
      3. offensive or even (of persons) malicious;
      "in a nasty mood""a nasty accident""a nasty shock""a nasty smell""a nasty trick to pull""Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
      4. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence;
      "awed by the silence""awful worshippers with bowed heads"
      5. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;
      "New York is an amazing city""the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight""the awesome complexity of the universe""this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville"Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
    • Adverb
      1. used as intensifiers;
      "terribly interesting""I'm awful sorry"