dreadful

[US]/ˈdredfl/
[UK]/ˈdredfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 可怕的;糟透的,令人不快的

Phrases & Collocations

dreadful mistake

嚴重的錯誤

Example Sentences

there's been a dreadful accident.

發生了一場可怕的事故。

you're a dreadful flirt.

你真能調情。

a truly dreadful song.

一首絕對糟糕的歌曲。

dreadful table manners; this dreadful heat.

令人不快的進餐舉止;可怕的熱

a dreadful sell-out of their cause

對他們事業的嚴重背叛

like as a ship with dreadful storm long tossed.

如同在猛烈的暴風雨中飽受折磨的船隻。

There was a dreadful shindy in the pub last night.

昨天晚上酒館裏有人大打出手。

I was basically a dreadful coward.

從根本上說, 我非常膽小怕事。

He told me a dreadful story.

他給我講了一個可怕的故事。

I'm afraid it's all a dreadful mistake.

看來全都大錯特錯了。

she was a woman of uninspiring appearance and a dreadful bore to boot.

她長得不好看,而且還很討厭。

The peaceful sunset gentled her dreadful mood.

夕陽西下的美景緩和了她驚駭的情緒

he suddenly went cold with a dreadful certainty.

意識到必然的可怕結局,他突然感到毛骨悚然。

I feel dreadful—I hate myself.

我很苦惱——我討厭自己。

why did you tell him such a dreadful fib?.

你怎麼會向他撒這麼討厭的一個小謊呢?。

dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread.

真的很可怕,可怕極了。

he was seized by the most dreadful fear.

他感到極度的恐懼。

as a young man, he had a dreadful stammer.

作爲一個年輕人,他有口吃的壞毛病。

he smelled of carbolic soap, a dreadful turn-off.

他身上有股可怕的碳酸皁味道。

Real-world Examples

The service was dreadful. The lobster was inedible.

服務差勁。龍蝦也難喫。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

" Dreadful, dreadful, " said Ernie, shaking his head pompously.

“太可怕了,太可怕了,”厄尼誇張地搖着頭說。

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Secrecy fosters suspicions that the contents are dreadful.

這種神祕引發了懷疑,報告的內容可能駭人聽聞。

Source: The Economist - International

667. The dreadful tread on the meadow broke the deadly deadlock.

草場上可怕的踐踏聲打破了致命的僵局。

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

So builds the dreadful climax and dark denouement of this brilliant narrative.

於是,可怕的高潮來了,故事在精彩的敘述中,黑暗結局。

Source: The Economist - Arts

Oh, God, no. The food is dreadful here.

天吶,不需要,這裏的食物真是糟透了。

Source: Deadly Women

The consequences of this decision could be dreadful.

這個決定的後果可能會很可怕。

Source: Fastrack IELTS Speaking High Score Secrets

Crying something dreadful, ” he said happily.

哭着說什麼可怕的事情。”他高興地說。

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

But he was a dreadful little man.

但他是個很可怕的小個子男人。

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

" No! It is dreadful, I assure you" .

" 不,不,我的名聲是糟透了,我說的是真話。"

Source: Madame Bovary (Part One)

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