请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 dreaded
释义

dread /dred/

noun
  1. Great fear
  2. Awe
  3. An object of fear or awe
  4. Fury (Spenser)
  5. (in pl; informal) dreadlocks
adjective
  1. Dreaded
  2. Inspiring great fear or awe
transitive verb
  1. To fear greatly
  2. To reverence
  3. To feel great apprehension towards or dismay about
  4. To cause to fear, to frighten (obsolete)
ORIGIN: ME dreden, from OE ondrǣdan to fear; ON ondrēda, OHGer intratan to be afraid

dreadˈed adjective (now usu facetiously; with the)

Fearsome, terrifying

dreadˈer noun

dreadˈful adjective

  1. Orig full of dread
  2. Producing great fear or awe
  3. Terrible
  4. Very bad, unpleasant (informal)

dreadˈfully adverb

  1. In a dreadful way
  2. Very (much) (informal)

dreadˈfulness noun

dreadˈless adjective

Without dread or fear

adverb (Spenser, etc)

Doubtless

dreadˈlessly adverb

dreadˈlessness noun

dreadˈly adverb

dreadˈlocked adjective

dreadˈlocks or dread locks plural noun

The long tightly curled or plaited hairstyle adopted by Rastafarians

dreadˈnought or dreadˈnaught noun

  1. Someone who dreads nothing
  2. A thick woollen cloth or garment made of it for wear in inclement weather
  3. A powerful type of battleship or battle-cruiser (dating from 1905–6)

penny dreadful

A cheap sensational serial or book, etc

随便看

 

英语词典包含305067条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 22:35:21