dreadful

美音：['dredfəl] 英音：['dredf(ə)l]

简单释义：

adj.糟糕透顶的；讨厌的；令人不快的；（强调糟糕的程度）极其的

n.〈英〉(趣味低级,售价便宜的)惊险小说[杂志]

网络可怕的；令人敬畏的；好可怕

完整释义：

adj.

1.可怕的
2.不堪入耳的,糟透,糟糕的,难看透顶的
3.恐怖,怕人的,骇人听闻的,令人惊骇的,触目惊心的
4.令人敬畏的
5.〔口语〕讨厌的,糟透了的,丑陋的
6.恶劣的,下流,难听的,不象话,令人很不痛快的
7.意外,难以想象的
8.漫长难熬的,满怀惆怅的
9.急促的

1.〔英国〕(趣味低级、售价便宜的)惊险小说[杂志]

例句：

It had been that dreadful wet summer, you know, and places that were safe in other years gave way suddenly without warning.
你知道，那是个特别潮湿的夏天，平常年头，那地方安全得很，没想到却毫无征兆地出了事。
There had been a dreadful accident and every one in the train had been killed.
会发生一场可怕的事故，火车上的每个人都会丧生。
In his essay "The Proper Means of Regulating Sorrow, " * Dr. Johnson identifies the dreadful uniqueness of grief among the human passions.
在论文《调节悲伤的正确方法》中，Johnson博士确定忧伤在人类诸多情感当中具有可怕的独特性。
I was, in the 1960s, in a marriage . . . to use the word "bad" would be perhaps the understatement of the year. It was dreadful.
60年代我结婚了，用“糟糕透了”这个词都不足以形容简直是糟糕极了。
I did not realize then what dreadful events were soon to happen, and that this happy and peaceful year was to be the calm before the storm.
但我并不知道可怕事情快要发生了，而这些幸福快乐日子不过是风暴前夕的平静而已。
Dreadful as it was, she was conscious of a shelter in the presence of these thousand witnesses.
此情此景虽然可怕，但她却感到这数以千计的旁观者的存在倒是一种庇护。
They began to talk of what a dreadful storm it had been the night before.
他们开始谈及前天晚上有多么可怕的暴风雨。
After such a dreadful experience, you'd think I'd be ready to give her back.
经过了这样儿的经历之后，你一定会觉得我们已经准备把她送回去。

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