dreadful

中英词典：dreadful

形容词

1. 可怕的，恐怖的

2. 糟糕的，糟透的

名词

无

词语辨析

无

词汇扩充

无

近义词

terrible, awful, horrible

反义词

wonderful, excellent, fantastic

柯林斯词典

1. 形容词

1) If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality.

例句：The food here is dreadful.

2) If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is so bad that it is shocking or disgusting.

例句：It's dreadful the way they treat their staff.

3) If you say that something is dreadful, you are emphasizing that it is very serious or great in degree.

例句：The situation is dreadful and getting worse.

2. 副词

1) If you say that something is dreadfully difficult, you are emphasizing that it is extremely difficult.

例句：The game is dreadfully difficult to play.

2) If you say that someone is dreadfully ill, you are emphasizing that they are very ill.

例句：She has been dreadfully ill.

牛津词典

1. 形容词

1) Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

例句：The conditions they are living in are dreadful.

2) Very poor or bad; of a low quality or standard.

例句：The food was absolutely dreadful.

3) Used to emphasize the extent or degree of something unpleasant or bad.

例句：She has a dreadful temper.

2. 副词

Used to emphasize the badness or severity of something.

例句：He behaved dreadfully towards her.

用法

1. "dreadful"作形容词时，可以用来描述事物的质量、程度或严重性。

2. "dreadful"作副词时，用来强调不好的情况或严重性。

相关例句

1. The weather was dreadful, pouring with rain and blowing a gale.
2. I had the most dreadful headache all day.
3. She made a dreadful mistake and lost the contract.
4. The service in that restaurant is absolutely dreadful.
5. The news of the accident was really dreadful.
6. It's dreadful to think what might have happened.
7. The film was so dreadful that we walked out halfway through.
8. I'm afraid I'm going to have to cancel our plans. I have a dreadful cold.
9. She looked absolutely dreadful after the long flight.
10. The situation in the country is truly dreadful.
11. I had a dreadful time trying to find a parking space.
12. He treats his employees dreadfully.
13. This dress is really dreadful; I wouldn't be caught dead in it.
14. I'm sorry, but your work is simply dreadful.
15. I'm dreadfully sorry for the way I behaved last night.
16. The food at the party was dreadfully bland.
17. We had a dreadful journey because of the traffic.
18. She was dreadfully upset by the news of her father's death.
19. The house was in a dreadful state of disrepair.
20. She was feeling dreadfully lonely after her husband passed away.
21. The children behaved dreadfully at the party, running around and screaming.