dreadful
英 ['dredf?l; -f(?)l]
美['dr?df?l]
- adj. 可怕的；糟透的，令人不快的
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英文词源
- dreadful (adj.)
- early 13c., "full of dread," from dread (n.) + -ful. Meaning "causing dread" is from mid-13c.; weakened sense of "very bad" is from c. 1700. Related: Dreadfully.
双语例句
- 1. He admitted that the government was in "a dreadful hole".
- 他承认政府目前“处境极为尴尬”。
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- 2. The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood.
- 受害者受了重伤，大量失血。
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- 3. It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake.
- 听起来他们似乎犯下了一个可怕的错误。
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- 4. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit.
- 最后，他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到处都是。
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- 5. Dreadful doubts began to enter my mind.
- 我开始产生了可怕的怀疑。
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