awful是什么意思_awful怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

exceptionally bad or displeasing;"atrocious taste"
"abominable workmanship"
"an awful voice"
"dreadful manners"
"a painful performance"
"terrible handwriting"
"an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

causing fear or dread or terror;"the awful war"
"an awful risk"
"dire news"
"a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"
"the dread presence of the headmaster"
"polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"
"a dreadful storm"
"a fearful howling"
"horrendous explosions shook the city"
"a terrible curse"

offensive or even (of persons) malicious;"in a nasty mood"
"a nasty accident"
"a nasty shock"
"a nasty smell"
"a nasty trick to pull"
"Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"

inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence;"awed by the silence"
"awful worshippers with bowed heads"

extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact;"in a frightful hurry"
"spent a frightful amount of money"

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;"New York is an amazing city"
"the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"
"the awesome complexity of the universe"
"this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"
"Westminster Hall"s awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"

Adverb:

used as intensifiers;"terribly interesting"
"I"m awful sorry"

中英词源

awful 极讨厌的

来自PIE *agh, 害怕。wWw.wEnTIYi.COM

awful (adj.): c. 1300, agheful "worthy of respect or fear," from aghe, an earlier form of awe (n.), + -ful. The Old English word was egefull. Weakened sense "very bad" is from 1809; weakened sense of "exceedingly" is by 1818.

词态变化

名词 awfulness;

权威造句

1. I don"t know how often I heard the same awful jokes.: 这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。

2. I"ve got an awful lot of work to do.: 我有一大堆事情要做。

3. The helicopter turned at an awful angle before righting itself.: 直升机在恢复平稳之前倾斜得很厉害。

4. Between you and me, though, it"s been awful for business.: 不过你我之间说说，这事儿办得真不怎么样。

5. These guys talk an awful load of old cobblers.: 这些人纯粹是胡说八道。

近反义词

adj.

alarming

bad

base

redoubtable

displeasing

distressing

dreadful

fearful

frightful

horrible

horrifying

low

mean

monstrous

reprehensible

shocking

terrible

ugly

unpleasant

相似短语

an awful lot 非常多

be in an awful bate 勃然大怒

in an awful fry 极其激动

单词分析

这些形容词均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。
afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
fearful普通用词，既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧，又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。
awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。
dreadful指使人非常恐惧，毛骨悚然，也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
frightful指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。
terrible侧重指给人以长久的惊骇，极端的恐怖，令人难以忍受。
horrible指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然，着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。
terrific多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。
appalling指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。

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