Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4571
dreadful
引起恐惧或恐慌的
causing fear or dread or terror
常用于描述令人恐惧或不愉快的事物。
- 1.
Full of something causing dread, whether
充满令人恐惧的事物的
- 2.
causing fear or dread or terror
引起恐惧或恐怖
- 3.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
极其糟糕或令人不悦
- 4.
very unpleasant
非常令人不快
充满令人恐惧的事物的；引起恐惧或恐怖；极其糟糕或令人不悦；非常令人不快；可怕的
In use
The storm last night was absolutely dreadful.
She had a dreadful nightmare that woke her up.
The dreadful news of the accident spread quickly.
a dreadful storm
dreadful manners
a dreadful + noun
It was a dreadful experience.
那是一次可怕的经历。
be dreadful
可表示极不愉快的感受。
The weather is dreadful today.
今天的天气糟透了。
It is dreadful to do sth
Connections
Collocations
- dreadful weather
- 可怕的天气
- We had dreadful weather during our vacation.我们度假时遇到了可怕的天气。
- dreadful mistake
- 严重的错误
- It was a dreadful mistake to trust him.信任他是一个严重的错误。
- dreadful experience
- 可怕的经历
- The accident was a dreadful experience for everyone.这场事故对每个人都是一次可怕的经历。
- dreadful news
- 可怕的消息
- She received dreadful news about her father's health.她收到了关于父亲健康的可怕消息。
- dreadful condition
- 糟糕的状况
- The building is in a dreadful condition.这座建筑状况糟糕。
- dreadful feeling
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dreadful = dread (恐惧) + ful (充满) → 充满恐惧的
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：weather、personal experiences、unpleasant situations 通常用于口语或一般文体，描述令人不愉快或可怕的事物，正式场合较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用于描述令人恐惧或不愉快的事物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words shown have the '-ful' spelling pattern but sound different from 'dreadful': their stressed vowel varies and the suffix is usually /fəl/ rather than /fʊl/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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