Word · Frequency #8728
dreads
害怕；畏惧；担心
dreads is the third person singular of dread.
to feel very afraid of or worried about something, especially something that is going to happen
- 1.
To fear greatly.
非常害怕
- 2.
To anticipate with fear.
恐惧地预期
- 3.
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
害怕或恐惧；对...感到恐惧
- 4.
To be in dread, or great fear.
感到恐惧
- 5.
To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
将头发编成脏辫
把（头发）编成脏辫；非常害怕；恐惧地预期；害怕或恐惧；对...感到恐惧；感到恐惧
In use
She dreads going to the dentist every time.
He dreaded the phone call from the hospital.
I am dreading the long flight to Australia.
dread + noun/pronoun
I dread the exam.
我害怕考试。
dread doing sth
表示害怕做某件事，后接动名词。
I dread going to the dentist.
我害怕去看牙医。
dread to do sth
常用于I dread to think...，表示不敢想象。
I dread to think what might happen.
我不敢想会发生什么。
Connections
Collocations
- dread the thought of
- 害怕想到...
- I dread the thought of having to give a speech.我害怕想到要发表演讲。
- dread going to
- 害怕去...
- She dreads going to the dentist.她害怕去看牙医。
- dread to think
- 不敢想
- I dread to think what might happen if we fail.我不敢想如果我们失败了会怎样。
- dread something
- 害怕某事
- He dreaded the exam results.他害怕考试结果。
- dread the day
- 害怕那一天的到来
- They dreaded the day when they would have to move.他们害怕不得不搬家的那一天。
- dread doing something
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 dread 联想为 dead 的恐惧，面对死亡自然 dread。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、心理描述、文学作品 通常用于日常对话和文学作品中，表达对某事的强烈恐惧或担忧，语域偏中性。
Grammar Note
常表示对已知将发生之事的恐惧，后接名词或动名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the spelling 'ead' and are pronounced with /ɛd/, rhyming with dread. Note that 'read' (present tense) is also spelled 'ead' but pronounced /riːd/, so it does not rhyme.
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
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