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dread n.恐惧,恐怖,可怕的人(或物),畏惧 v.惧怕,担心 Dread is a feeling of fear, but it can also be the desire to avoid something. For example, many people feel dread at the very thought of speaking in front of an audience. As a verb, dread means "to fear or not want something to happen," like students who did not study and as a result, dread getting their graded tests back. As an adjective, dread means "frightening or terrifying," like a dread monster. 1[VERB 动词]非常担心；极为害怕 If you dread something which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting.   [V n/-ing]  [V n -ing]  [V that]  [Also V to-inf]I'm dreading Christmas this year...今年我非常害怕过圣诞节。I dreaded coming back, to be honest...说实话，我生怕回来。I suffer badly from cold sores and dread them appearing on my wedding day...我的唇疱疹很严重，我真担心它会在我的婚礼上发作。I'd been dreading that the birth would take a long time.我一直十分担心分娩会花很长时间。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]忧虑；恐惧 Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen. She thought with dread of the cold winters to come.她害怕即将来临的寒冷冬季。3[ADJ 形容词]可怕的；令人畏惧的 Dread means terrible and greatly feared.   [usu ADJ n]  [LITERARY 文]...a more effective national policy to combat this dread disease.对抗这可怕疾病的更有效的国家政策4[ADJ 形容词]恼火的；生气的；不想要的 You can use dread to describe something that you, or a particular group of people, find annoying or undesirable.   [ADJ n]  [feelings]  [INFORMAL 非正式]...the dread phrase 'politically correct'.令人不快的短语“政治上正确”5See also:dreaded；  6[PHRASE 短语]不敢想 If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.   [V inflects]I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency...我不敢想在重大紧急情况下会发生什么。I dread to think what Hollywood is planning to do with this interesting little story.我不敢想好莱坞打算如何处理这个有趣的小故事。

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[dred] The noun dread describes the fear of something bad happening, like the dread you feel when walking alone on a deserted street in the dark. ★★☆☆☆

英语单词	dread
英美音标	[dred]
中文释义	n.恐惧,恐怖,可怕的人(或物),畏惧 v.惧怕,担心
vocabulary简明	The noun dread describes the fear of something bad happening, like the dread you feel when walking alone on a deserted street in the dark.
vocabulary扩展	Dread is a feeling of fear, but it can also be the desire to avoid something. For example, many people feel dread at the very thought of speaking in front of an audience. As a verb, dread means "to fear or not want something to happen," like students who did not study and as a result, dread getting their graded tests back. As an adjective, dread means "frightening or terrifying," like a dread monster.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]非常担心；极为害怕 If you dread something which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting. [V n/-ing] [V n -ing] [V that] [Also V to-inf] I'm dreading Christmas this year... 今年我非常害怕过圣诞节。 I dreaded coming back, to be honest... 说实话，我生怕回来。 I suffer badly from cold sores and dread them appearing on my wedding day... 我的唇疱疹很严重，我真担心它会在我的婚礼上发作。 I'd been dreading that the birth would take a long time. 我一直十分担心分娩会花很长时间。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]忧虑；恐惧 Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen. She thought with dread of the cold winters to come. 她害怕即将来临的寒冷冬季。 3 [ADJ 形容词]可怕的；令人畏惧的 Dread means terrible and greatly feared. [usu ADJ n] [LITERARY 文] ...a more effective national policy to combat this dread disease. 对抗这可怕疾病的更有效的国家政策 4 [ADJ 形容词]恼火的；生气的；不想要的 You can use dread to describe something that you, or a particular group of people, find annoying or undesirable. [ADJ n] [feelings] [INFORMAL 非正式] ...the dread phrase 'politically correct'. 令人不快的短语“政治上正确” 5 See also:dreaded ； 6 [PHRASE 短语]不敢想 If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant. [V inflects] I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency... 我不敢想在重大紧急情况下会发生什么。 I dread to think what Hollywood is planning to do with this interesting little story. 我不敢想好莱坞打算如何处理这个有趣的小故事。

Dread [V I Fear Feel Means Feeling Thought