| 单词 | dreadful |
| 释义 | dreadful (dredfʊl ) 1. adjective B2 If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality. They told us the dreadful news. My financial situation is dreadful. Synonyms: terrible, shocking [informal], awful, alarming dreadfully adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 You behaved dreadfully. They treated him dreadfully. Synonyms: terribly, badly, horribly, awfully 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Dreadful is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something bad. [emphasis] We've made a dreadful mistake. I had a dreadful headache. Synonyms: serious, terrible, awful, appalling dreadfully adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB after verb] He looks dreadfully ill. His mother must be dreadfully worried. I miss him dreadfully. Synonyms: terribly, badly, horribly, awfully Synonyms: extremely, very, terribly, greatly 3. adjective If someone looks or feels dreadful, they look or feel very ill, tired, or upset. Are you all right? You look dreadful. I feel absolutely dreadful about what has happened. Collocations: dreadful conditions Thousands more have exhausted themselves working ceaselessly in dreadful conditions to restore infrastructure. Times, Sunday Times The ability to handle the dreadful conditions will be vital. The Sun But the snow 'event' in question was not last week's; the claim dated back to last winter's dreadful conditions. Times, Sunday Times It quickly revoked the deal because of mismanagement and dreadful conditions in the shelter. Globe and Mail They also drew attention to the dreadful conditions endured by working people, and ruthlessly contrasted their lot with the sleek and complacent gentry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For staff, “alarm fatigue,” or becoming desensitized to the clash of noises, can lead to missing important alerts, with sometimes dreadful consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We were told that all sorts of dreadful consequences would follow. Times, Sunday Times It didn't, though, and now a few of us must suffer the dreadful consequences. The Sun In their joint submission they said that the tunnel would have 'dreadful consequences for the world's most famous archaeological site and its landscape setting'. Times, Sunday Times But the problem isn't just the vexed question of this dreadful disease: there are, anyway, simply too many badgers. Times,Sunday Times No, to find a cure for a dreadful disease and then not share it would be a sin against science, a sin against humanity. Christianity Today If you show the symptoms of this dreadful disease, get help. The Sun These are some of the better-known sufferers of the dreadful disease. The Sun This dreadful disease will spread and continue to destroy marriages. The Sun She realised the marriage had been a dreadful mistake and told him that she wanted to end it. Times, Sunday Times This was a dreadful mistake for which we apologise. The Sun This, indeed, was a dreadful mistake and it will have had a serious impact on many candidates. Times, Sunday Times The hospital later admitted liability for what a coroner called a 'dreadful mistake'. The Sun Too late they realised their dreadful mistake and their problem now was what they were going to do with me. Times, Sunday Times This may be good news for elk and bison, but it is dreadful news for wolves and foxes. Times, Sunday Times (2017) It has really shaken us all up to hear this dreadful news. The Sun (2010) Dawn receives some dreadful news on her big day. The Sun (2008) But the radio also brought dreadful news. Times, Sunday Times (2007) As the authorities failed again and again to help the daughters they became less able to find a way out of their dreadful situation. Times, Sunday Times It's a dreadful situation and impossible for us to remain living here under the circumstances. The Sun I sympathise in the extreme with persons whose illness may put them in such a dreadful situation but there are legitimate mechanisms for withdrawal of treatment. Times, Sunday Times What a dreadful situation for you. Times, Sunday Times Arsenal made a dreadful start and their defence was all at sea. The Sun Spurs' stars seem happy for their gaffer to carry the can for their dreadful start to the season. The Sun The leading index closed up 97 points at 5,876.8, providing some relief for investors after a dreadful start to 2016. Times, Sunday Times United made a dreadful start and never looked like recovering. Times, Sunday Times He definitely deserved a century for the application he showed, especially in the context of his side's dreadful start. Times, Sunday Times I think it's a dreadful thing. Times, Sunday Times In fact, it's a dreadful thing, but it's all right as long as you don't enjoy it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are many, many dreadful things that might happen. Times, Sunday Times Four centuries ago mountains were regarded as dreadful things to be avoided at all costs. Times, Sunday Times I'd seen dreadful, dreadful things, without saying a word. Times, Sunday Times The ground was pretty dreadful last year and that's another reason why he might not have been at his best. The Sun I played the guitar for hours, recording songs on to cassettes, most of them pretty dreadful. Times, Sunday Times To demolish the monument of the stadium would be a pretty dreadful thing in sentimental terms. Times, Sunday Times It was, self-evidently, pretty dreadful police work. Times, Sunday Times Although he points out that his anxiety attacks are not as bad as they were, they sound pretty dreadful. Times, Sunday Times It was simply not dense enough to obscure completely a truly dreadful match. Times, Sunday Times It was a truly dreadful spectacle, where playing the ball back to your goalkeeper represented a passing movement. The Sun Actually, they were almost as bad as their opponents here in a truly dreadful first half. The Sun The game burst into life after a truly dreadful first half. The Sun One of the most dramatic cases was in 1886, in a truly dreadful month of weather. Times,Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 可怕的 Japanese: 恐ろしい |
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