Word · Frequency #15262
Fully loadedfrightful
令人恐惧的；骇人的
causing great fear or horror; terrifying
- 1.
Full of something causing fright, whether
充满令人恐惧之物的。
- 2.
provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill
引起恐惧的
- 3.
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
程度或影响极大
- 4.
extremely distressing
极其痛苦的
充满令人恐惧之物的。；引起恐惧的；程度或影响极大；极其痛苦的；可怕的
In use
The noise from the construction site was frightful all morning.
She had a frightful nightmare and woke up in a cold sweat.
The road conditions were frightful during the storm, so we drove very slowly.
a frightful crime of decapitation
in a frightful hurry
spent a frightful amount of money
a frightful mistake
frightful + noun
frightful 作定语，修饰名词。
We had a frightful storm last night.
昨晚我们经历了一场可怕的暴风雨。
Connections
Collocations
- frightful noise
- 可怕的噪音
- The construction site made a frightful noise all day.建筑工地整天发出可怕的噪音。
- frightful experience
- 可怕的经历
- She described the accident as a frightful experience.她把那次事故描述为一次可怕的经历。
- frightful weather
- 极糟糕的天气
- We stayed indoors because of the frightful weather.因为天气极糟糕，我们待在室内。
- frightful mess
- 一团糟；乱七八糟
- His room was in a frightful mess.他的房间乱成一团糟。
- frightful headache
- 剧烈的头痛
- I woke up with a frightful headache.我醒来时头痛得厉害。
- frightful state
Learner notes
Memory Tip
助记：联想 fright（恐惧）+ -ful（充满…的）→“充满恐惧的”，既指可怕，也指“极其”糟糕。这只是记忆联想，不是词源。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal or literary writing、British casual speech (exaggeration) frightful 的语体取决于含义：表示“令人恐惧的”时多用于正式或文学描写；表示“极度的、极糟的”时比较常见于英式口语，带有夸张语气。整体上不属于中性词，选择时需注意语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 frightful /ˈfraɪtfəl/ 押韵（结尾均为 /aɪtfəl/）的词有 spiteful、rightful、delightful、insightful。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词：frighten /ˈfraɪtən/ 同根但结尾不同；freight /freɪt/ 看起来像 fright，但元音是 /eɪ/，不是 /aɪ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.