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awful + noun
用作定语，修饰名词。
We had awful weather during the trip.
旅途中我们遇到了极坏的天气。
极坏的；糟糕的
awfullest — superlative of awful
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
极坏的；糟糕的
exceptionally bad or displeasing
We had awful weather during the trip.
旅途中我们遇到了极坏的天气。
非常糟糕
Very bad.
极差的或令人不快的
exceptionally bad or displeasing
极其巨大；通常用于强调
Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
引起恐惧或恐慌的
causing fear or dread or terror
The weather was awful during our vacation.
我们度假期间天气糟透了。
AI contextual example
I had an awful headache yesterday.
我昨天头痛得厉害。
AI contextual example
The movie was so awful that we left early.
那部电影太糟糕了，我们提前离开了。
AI contextual example
an awful voice
可怕的声音
WordNet
用作定语，修饰名词。
We had awful weather during the trip.
旅途中我们遇到了极坏的天气。
作表语，描述主语的性质。
The movie was awful.
这部电影糟糕透了。
用于it作形式主语的句型。
It's awful to see such poverty.
看到这样的贫困景象真糟糕。
It's awful that you have to work overtime.
你不得不加班真是太糟糕了。
Not this
This is awful good coffee.
Use this
This is awfully good coffee.
英文中，"awful" 是形容词，不能直接修饰形容词 "good"，应使用副词 "awfully" 表示“非常”。
Not this
The weather was awesome today, I hated it.
Use this
The weather was awful today, I hated it.
"Awesome" 和 "awful" 发音相似但意思相反，前者表示“极好的”，后者表示“极坏的”。学习者常因混淆而用错。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
糟糕的天气
We had awful weather during our vacation.
我们度假期间遇到了糟糕的天气。
很多（口语）
You've spent an awful lot of money on that car.
你在那辆车上花了好多钱。
很糟糕的感觉
I had an awful feeling that something was wrong.
我有一种很糟糕的感觉，觉得出事了。
可怕的真相
He finally told her the awful truth.
他终于告诉了她那个可怕的真相。
严重的错误
It was an awful mistake to trust him.
信任他是一个严重的错误。
非常多
I have an awful lot of work to do.
我有一大堆工作要做。
可怕的真相
We finally discovered the awful truth.
我们终于发现了可怕的真相。
状态极差
After the marathon, I was in awful shape.
马拉松之后，我的状态极差。
我知道，说这种话很糟糕，但我几乎要庆幸我们要离婚了。
From the classic comedy film 'The Awful Truth' (1937), spoken by Jerry as he and his wife Lucy contemplate divorce.
出自经典喜剧电影《逍遥鬼侣》（1937），杰瑞在考虑与妻子离婚时说的一句台词。
Use awfullest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
awful发音像'嗷呜'，想象狼嚎带来糟糕可怕的感觉。
通常用于非正式口语，表达强烈的负面情绪，如极坏或糟糕。
Lawful shares the exact pronunciation of the ending -ful with /fəl/ and same stressed vowel /ɔː/, so it rhymes. Dreadful, thoughtful, wonderful, and beautiful also end in -ful but have different stressed vowels or consonant clusters, so they do not rhyme with awful. Thoughtful has the same vowel /ɔː/ but includes an additional /t/ sound, making it a near rhyme only.
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