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a dreadful + noun
It was a dreadful experience.
那是一次可怕的经历。
引起恐惧或恐慌的
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引起恐惧或恐慌的
causing fear or dread or terror
It was a dreadful experience.
那是一次可怕的经历。
常用于描述令人恐惧或不愉快的事物。
充满令人恐惧的事物的
Full of something causing dread, whether
引起恐惧或恐怖
causing fear or dread or terror
极其糟糕或令人不悦
exceptionally bad or displeasing
非常令人不快
very unpleasant
The storm last night was absolutely dreadful.
昨晚的那场风暴简直可怕极了。
AI contextual example
She had a dreadful nightmare that woke her up.
她做了一个可怕的噩梦，吓醒了。
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The dreadful news of the accident spread quickly.
这起事故的可怕消息迅速传开了。
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a dreadful storm
一场可怕的暴风雨。
WordNet
It was a dreadful experience.
那是一次可怕的经历。
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 see so many homeless people.
看到这么多无家可归的人真可怕。
This news is dreadful for the family.
这个消息对这个家庭来说很可怕。
Not this
She has a dreadful of heights.
Use this
She has a dread of heights.
"dreadful" 是形容词，不能用作名词；表示“恐惧”应用名词 "dread"。
Not this
The movie was dreadful scary.
Use this
The movie was dreadfully scary.
"dreadful" 是形容词，不能修饰另一个形容词；应使用副词 "dreadfully" 表示程度。
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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。
严重的错误
It was a dreadful mistake to trust him.
信任他是一个严重的错误。
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。
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。
糟糕的状况
The building is in a dreadful condition.
这座建筑状况糟糕。
可怕的感觉
I had a dreadful feeling that something was wrong.
我有一种可怕的感觉，觉得出事了。
非常抱歉，克莱门汀。
From the American folk song 'Oh My Darling, Clementine', a lament for a lost love.
出自美国民歌《哦，我亲爱的克莱门汀》，一首对失去爱人的哀歌。
可怕的是伯爵曾经到过英格兰。
From Bram Stoker's novel 'Dracula', describing the villain's arrival in England.
出自布拉姆·斯托克的小说《德古拉》，描述反派到达英格兰的可怕事实。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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dreadful = dread (恐惧) + ful (充满) → 充满恐惧的
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。
常用于描述令人恐惧或不愉快的事物。
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