Word
god-awful
adjective
糟透的;令人厌恶的
核心释义
very unpleasant
- 1.
非常令人不愉快的
very unpleasant
非常令人不愉快的;非常可怕的;可憎的
用法In use
There was a god-awful noise coming from the old engine, and everyone covered their ears.
用法提示:god-awful 作定语修饰名词 noise,表示‘糟透的、令人难以忍受的’。
The traffic this morning was god-awful, so I was late for the meeting.
用法提示:god-awful 作表语,描述主语 traffic 令人非常不愉快。
The hotel room smelled god-awful, like old cigarettes and damp towels.
用法提示:god-awful 作感官系动词 smelled 的表语,强调气味令人厌恶。
be god-awful
The weather was god-awful.
天气糟透了。
god-awful noun
god-awful 常修饰表示负面感受的名词。
We heard a god-awful noise.
我们听到了非常可怕的声音。
absolutely god-awful
常用 absolutely 加强语气。
The movie was absolutely god-awful.
这部电影简直糟透了。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子It's god awful.正确表达It's god-awful.
“god-awful”是固定复合形容词,必须连写并加连字符,否则会被误读为“上帝可怕”。
易错句子I can't stand this god-awful.正确表达I can't stand this god-awful weather.
“god-awful”是形容词,不能单独作名词使用,后面必须跟被修饰的名词。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- awful
- 很糟糕的, 可怕的 · god-awful是awful的强调形式,语气更强,通常表示极度的不愉快或可怕;而awful只是一般程度的糟糕。
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