英语词汇“dread”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nadjv

The noun dread describes the fear of something bad happening, like the dread you feel when walking alone on a deserted street in the dark.

Dread is a feeling of fear, but it can also be the desire to avoid something. For example, many people feel dread at the very thought of speaking in front of an audience. As a verb, dread means "to fear or not want something to happen," like students who did not study and as a result, dread getting their graded tests back. As an adjective, dread means "frightening or terrifying," like a dread monster.

WORD FAMILY

dread: dreaded, dreadful, dreading, dreadingly, dreadly, dreads+/dreadful: dreadfulest, dreadfully, dreadfulness/dreadfulness: dreadfulnesses

USAGE EXAMPLES

“I’m dreading the unpredictability,” said John J. Lynch III, Main Line’s president and chief executive.

New York Times(Dec 28, 2016)

And we watched as dread turned to doom on the heels of the worst mass shooting in American history at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub.

Slate(Dec 27, 2016)

As dread and social conflict built through the fall, it was hard for many of us to think much about music at all.

Slate(Dec 26, 2016)

1n fearful expectation or anticipation

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

apprehension, apprehensiveness

trepidation

a feeling of alarm or dread

boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment

a feeling of evil to come

suspense

apprehension about what is going to happen

gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness

a feeling of melancholy apprehension

chill, pall

a sudden numbing dread

shadow

a premonition of something adverse

presage

a foreboding about what is about to happen

fear, fearfulness, fright

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

2adj causing fear or dread or terror

the dread presence of the headmaster

Syn

awful, dire, direful, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
alarming

frightening because of an awareness of danger

3v be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

Syn|Hypo

fear

panic

be overcome by a sudden fear

freak, freak out, gross out

lose one's nerve

单词	dread
释义	dread (once / 68 pages) nadjv The noun dread describes the fear of something bad happening, like the dread you feel when walking alone on a deserted street in the dark. Dread is a feeling of fear, but it can also be the desire to avoid something. For example, many people feel dread at the very thought of speaking in front of an audience. As a verb, dread means "to fear or not want something to happen," like students who did not study and as a result, dread getting their graded tests back. As an adjective, dread means "frightening or terrifying," like a dread monster. WORD FAMILY dread: dreaded, dreadful, dreading, dreadingly, dreadly, dreads+/dreadful: dreadfulest, dreadfully, dreadfulness/dreadfulness: dreadfulnesses USAGE EXAMPLES “I’m dreading the unpredictability,” said John J. Lynch III, Main Line’s president and chief executive. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) And we watched as dread turned to doom on the heels of the worst mass shooting in American history at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) As dread and social conflict built through the fall, it was hard for many of us to think much about music at all. Slate(Dec 26, 2016) 1n fearful expectation or anticipation Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper apprehension, apprehensiveness trepidation a feeling of alarm or dread boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment a feeling of evil to come suspense apprehension about what is going to happen gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness a feeling of melancholy apprehension chill, pall a sudden numbing dread shadow a premonition of something adverse presage a foreboding about what is about to happen fear, fearfulness, fright an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) 2adj causing fear or dread or terror the dread presence of the headmaster Syn awful, dire, direful, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger 3v be afraid or scared of; be frightened of Syn\|Hypo fear panic be overcome by a sudden fear freak, freak out, gross out lose one's nerve
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