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dreadful adj.可怕的,[口]讨厌的 Dreadful means "full of dread," "feeling a sense of dread," or "causing dread." Dread means fear or anxiety. The adjective dreadful can describe something truly devastating, like the dreadful aftermath of a tornado, or something that's awful on a more personal level, like a dreadful blind date. If it's bad, fearsome, or unpleasant, you can call it dreadful. ★★☆☆☆ 2004.3

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['dredful] Something that's terribly bad is dreadful. Some people love going to the opera, but for others there's no more dreadful way to spend three hours. Consumers say they’re not in despair because, despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortunes still feel pretty good. 1[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。dreadfullyYou behaved dreadfully...你表现得糟透了。They treated him dreadfully.他们对他很差。2[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。dreadfullyHe 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。3[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。

英语单词	dreadful
英美音标	['dredful]
中文释义	adj.可怕的,[口]讨厌的
vocab简明	Something that's terribly bad is dreadful. Some people love going to the opera, but for others there's no more dreadful way to spend three hours.
vocab扩展	Dreadful means "full of dread," "feeling a sense of dread," or "causing dread." Dread means fear or anxiety. The adjective dreadful can describe something truly devastating, like the dreadful aftermath of a tornado, or something that's awful on a more personal level, like a dreadful blind date. If it's bad, fearsome, or unpleasant, you can call it dreadful.
真题原句	Consumers say they’re not in despair because, despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortunes still feel pretty good.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。
来源	2004.3

Dreadful Feel I Bad Means Dread Unpleasant Adj Graded