[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]让人讨厌的;糟糕的 If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
We met and I thought he was awful...
我们见了面,我觉得他很讨人厌。
I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.
我在伦敦再也呆不下去了!简直是个糟糕至极的地方。
...an awful smell of paint...
难闻的油漆味
Even if the weather's awful there's lots to do...
即使天气很差,也还有好多事情可做。
Jeans look awful on me.
我穿牛仔裤难看极了。
awfulness
The programme's awfulness has ensured it is talked about.
节目如此糟糕,肯定会被人议论。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]使人不愉快的;令人震惊的;可怕的;极坏的 If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.
Her injuries were massive. It was awful...
她遍体鳞伤。太可怕了。
Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.
他们的一些罪行骇人听闻,简直令人毛骨悚然。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]生病的;不舒服的 If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill.
[v-link ADJ]
I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful...
我基本上没睡,觉得很难受。
I looked awful and felt quite shaky.
我貌似生病了,觉得很虚弱。
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[ADJ 形容词](量)极大的,极多的 You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is.
[ADJ n]
[emphasis]
I've got an awful lot of work to do.
我有一大堆事情要做。
awfully
The caramel looks awfully good...
黄油奶糖看上去非常好吃。
'I'm awfully sorry,' she told him regretfully...
“我非常抱歉”,她懊悔地向他说道。
Would you mind awfully waiting a bit, I'll be back right away.
不介意稍微等一会儿吧,我马上就回来。
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[ADV 副词](与表示特征的形容词连用,用于强调)极度地,非常 You can use awful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality.
[ADV adj]
[emphasis]
[AM 美]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Gosh, you're awful pretty...
天哪,你太漂亮了!
You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time.
你知道,10年听起来遥遥无期。
Oxford
awful★/ˈɔːfl; NAmEˈɔːfl/
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adjective★1★( informal) very bad or unpleasant 很坏的;极讨厌的◆That's an awful colour.那颜色难看得很。◆‘They didn't even offer to pay.’ ‘Oh that's awful.’“他们甚至不主动付钱。”“哦,那真不像话。”◆It's awful, isn't it?糟糕透了,不是吗?◆The weather last summer was awful.刚过去的夏季天气真坏。◆I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.我忘了她的生日,感到很过意不去。◆to look/feel awful(= to look/feel ill)面带病容;感到很不舒服◆There's an awful smell in here.这里有股很难闻的味道。◆The awful thing is, it was my fault.糟糕的是,这是我的过失。☞note at
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2★( informal) used to emphasize sth, especially that there is a large amount or too much of sth 非常的;很多的;过多的◆It's going to cost an awful lot ofmoney. 这要花非常多的钱。◆There's not an awful lot of room.没有很多的空间。◆I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.我觉得身体比昨天好得多了。◆( BrE) I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult).说服他来真是费劲死了。3★very shocking 骇人听闻的;可怕的SYN
terrible
◆the awful horrors of war骇人听闻的战争恐怖情形▶aw·ful·ness/ˈɔːfəlnəs; NAmEˈɔːfəlnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆the sheer awfulness of the situation糟透了的情况adverb( informal) ( especially NAmE) very; extremely 非常;极其◆Clint is awful smart.克林特机灵极了。awful/ˈɔːfl; NAmEˈɔːfl/aw·ful·ness/ˈɔːfəlnəs; NAmEˈɔːfəlnəs/
LDC
awful1 adjective
awful2 adverb
awfulaw‧ful1 /ˈɔːfəl $ ˈɒː-/ ●●●S1 adjective
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1very bad or unpleasantSYN terrible: The weather was awful. He is a pretty awful driver. That fridge smells awful. The last six months have been awful for her. I’ve stopped believing most of what he says. Isn’t that awful? I’m sure Suzy is dead but the awful thing is not knowing how it happened.► see thesaurus at
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2[only before noun] spoken used to emphasize how much or how good, bad etc something is: An awful lot of people (=a large number of people) died in the war. He made me feel an awful fool.3look/feel awful to look or feel ill: She’s lost a lot of weight and she looks awful.4literary making you feel great respect or fear—awfulness noun [uncountable]GRAMMARAwful is not used with ‘very’. You say: · It was a really awful experience.✗Don’t say: It was a very awful experience.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES
awful1 adjective
awful2 adverb
awfulawful2 adverb [+adjective/adverb]
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American English spoken very: That kid’s awful cute, with her red curls.
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