[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]糟糕透顶的；令人不快的；劣质的 If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality.
They told us the dreadful news...
他们告诉了我们那糟糕透顶的消息。
My financial situation is dreadful.
我的经济状况一团糟。
dreadfully
You behaved dreadfully...
你表现得糟透了。
They treated him dreadfully.
他们对他很差。
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[ADJ 形容词]极严重的Dreadful is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something bad.
[ADJ n]
[emphasis]
We've made a dreadful mistake...
我们犯了个极大的错误。
I had a dreadful headache.
我头痛欲裂。
dreadfully
He looks dreadfully ill...
他看上去病得不轻。
His mother must be dreadfully worried...
他母亲一定担心死了。
I miss him dreadfully.
我非常想念他。
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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](看上去或感觉到)病得不轻的，极度疲惫的，非常沮丧的 If someone looks or feels dreadful, they look or feel very ill, tired, or upset.
[feel/look ADJ]
Are you all right? You look dreadful...
你还好吧？你看上去十分疲惫。
I feel absolutely dreadful about what has happened.
我对已发生的一切感到极其失望。
Oxford
dread·ful/ˈdredfl; NAmEˈdredfl/adjective( especially BrE) 1very bad or unpleasant 糟糕透顶的；讨厌的；令人不快的◆What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气！◆What a dreadful thing to say!话说得太难听了！◆It's dreadful the way they treat their staff.他们对待雇员的方式糟糕透了。◆How dreadful!多讨厌啊！◆Jane looked dreadful(= looked ill or tired).简看上去脸色很不好。☞synonyms at
terrible
2[only before noun ]used to emphasize how bad sth is （强调糟糕的程度）极其的，极坏的SYN
terrible
◆She's making a dreadful mess of things.她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。◆I'm afraid there's been a dreadful mistake.恐怕是出了大错。3[usually before noun ]causing fear or suffering 可怕的；令人畏惧的；使人痛苦的SYN
1extremely unpleasantSYN terrible: We’ve had some dreadful weather lately. Michelle felt absolutely dreadful (=very ill).► see thesaurus at
bad
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horrible
2[only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something or someone isSYN terrible: a dreadful mistakeGRAMMARDreadful is not used with ‘very’. You say: · The food was absolutely dreadful.✗Don’t say: The food was very dreadful.
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