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Fearful Bad Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Fearfully Formal Noun Afraid

The word "fearful" has two main meanings: being afraid or scared of something, or informally meaning extremely bad or severe.

这个单词有两个主要意思:一是“恐惧的”或“害怕的”,二是在非正式场合下表示“非常坏的”或“严重的”。

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fearful ★★☆☆☆
/fɪ͟ə(r)fʊl/
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]恐惧的;害怕的 If you are fearful of something, you are afraid of it.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis...

    银行家们害怕会发生一场全球银行业危机。

  • I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.

    我以前经常感到非常恐惧,非常愤怒,非常孤独。

fearfully
  • 'What are you going to do to me?' Alex asked fearfully.

    “你要拿我怎么样?”亚历克丝害怕地问。

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可怕的;严重的 You use fearful to emphasize how serious or bad a situation is.
  [ADJ n]
  [emphasis]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • The region is in a fearful recession.

    该地区处于严重的经济衰退中。

  • ...the fearful consequences which might flow from unilateral military moves.

    单方面军事行动可能造成的可怕后果

3
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]非常坏的;极坏的 Fearful is used to emphasize that something is very bad.
  [ADJ n]
  [emphasis]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
  • You gave me a fearful shock!

    你让我大吃一惊。

  • 'It sounds the most fearful hard work,' Sybil said later.

    “这听起来是极为令人生畏的艰苦工作。”西比尔后来说。

fearfully
  • This is fearfully expensive compared with the last one I bought.

    这和我上次买的相比贵得吓人。


Oxford fear·ful / ˈfɪəfl ; NAmE ˈfɪrfl / adjective 1 ( formal) nervous and afraid 担心;担忧;忧虑 fearful(for sb) ◆ Parents are ever fearful for their children. 父母总是为子女担忧。 fearful(of sth/of doing sth) ◆ fearful of an attack 担心遭到袭击 fearful(that…) ◆ She was fearful that she would fail. 她生怕失败。 2 [only before noun ] ( formal) terrible and frightening 可怕的;吓人的;恐惧的 3 ( old-fashioned, informal) extremely bad 极坏的;极糟的 ◆ We made a fearful mess of the room. 我们把房间弄得一团糟。 ▶ fear·ful·ly / ˈfɪəfəli ; NAmE ˈfɪrfəli / adverb ◆ We watched fearfully. 我们忧心忡忡地观察着。 ◆ fearfully (= extremely)expensive 贵得吓人 fear·ful·ness / ˈfɪəflnəs ; NAmE ˈfɪrflnəs / noun [uncountable ] fear·ful / ˈfɪəfl ; NAmE ˈfɪrfl / fear·ful·ly / ˈfɪəfəli ; NAmE ˈfɪrfəli / fear·ful·ness / ˈfɪəflnəs ; NAmE ˈfɪrflnəs /
LDC
fearfulfear‧ful /ˈfɪəfəl $ ˈfɪr-/ ●○○ adjective
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1formal frightened that something bad might happen:  a shy and fearful childfearful of People are fearful of rising crime in the area.fearful that Officials are fearful that the demonstrations will cause new violence.► see thesaurus at
frightened
2British English extremely bad SYN  awful, terrible:  The room was in a fearful mess.3[only before noun] written very frightening SYN  terrifying:  a fearful creature—fearfulness noun [uncountable]
WDF

fearful

[ˈfɪəfl]

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Spoken:

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可怕的(86%),担心的(14%)
adj.可怕的;担心的;严重的

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