| 单词 | dreadful |
| 释义 | dreadful (once / 133 pages) adj Something that's terribly bad is dreadful. Some people love going to the opera, but for others there's no more dreadful way to spend three hours. Dreadful means "full of dread," "feeling a sense of dread," or "causing dread." Dread means fear or anxiety. The adjective dreadful can describe something truly devastating, like the dreadful aftermath of a tornado, or something that's awful on a more personal level, like a dreadful blind date. If it's bad, fearsome, or unpleasant, you can call it dreadful. WORD FAMILYdreadful: dreadfulest, dreadfully, dreadfulness+/dread: dreaded, dreadful, dreading, dreadingly, dreadly, dreads/dreadfulness: dreadfulnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe cleansing power of fire is exactly what we need to say good riddance to this relentlessly dreadful year. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) But his kicking was dreadful this season and the Vikings cut him in November. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) A powerful Post investigation in 1999, “Invisible Lives,” detailed the dreadful conditions and lack of attention to vulnerable people placed in the city’s care. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj exceptionally bad or displeasing dreadful manners Syn abominable, atrocious, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable bad having undesirable or negative qualities 2adj very unpleasant Syn unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings 3adj causing fear or dread or terror a dreadful storm Syn awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger |
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