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awful adj.糟糕的；可怕的；充满敬畏的；难受的adv.极其 (1) 如果他发现了真相，那就糟了。(2) 他在招待那位著名的女演员时,看上去非常的敬畏。(3) 没有邀请她,我感到很内疚。(4) 她说她嗓子疼,而且感觉很难受。(5) 这几个星期真的是一段极其漫长的等待时间啊。 In addition to meaning exceptionally bad, the adjective awful can also mean exceedingly large or extreme in degree. That new car costs an awful lot of money, for example. Perhaps you should think about a bus pass or bicycle instead! As an adverb, awful is used as an intensifier, meaning very. As in, "It's taking you an awful long time to finish that paper. Stop procrastinating."

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英 ['ɔːfl] 美 ['ɔːfl] (1) It would be awful if he found out the truth.(2) He seemed to be very awful while serving the famous actress.(3) I feel awful about not inviting her.(4) She said she had a sore throat and was feeling awful.(5) These weeks is an awful long time to wait. Describe something that is exceptionally bad as awful, but be careful: Saying your mom's cooking is awful may be truthful, but it's also likely to get you a frying pan upside the head. 1[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。awfulnessThe programme's awfulness has ensured it is talked about.节目如此糟糕，肯定会被人议论。2[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。3[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。4[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。awfullyThe 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。5[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。

英语单词	awful
英美音标	英 ['ɔːfl] 美 ['ɔːfl]
中文释义	adj.糟糕的；可怕的；充满敬畏的；难受的 adv.极其
英语例句	(1) It would be awful if he found out the truth. (2) He seemed to be very awful while serving the famous actress. (3) I feel awful about not inviting her. (4) She said she had a sore throat and was feeling awful. (5) These weeks is an awful long time to wait.
中文例句	(1) 如果他发现了真相，那就糟了。 (2) 他在招待那位著名的女演员时,看上去非常的敬畏。 (3) 没有邀请她,我感到很内疚。 (4) 她说她嗓子疼,而且感觉很难受。 (5) 这几个星期真的是一段极其漫长的等待时间啊。
vocabulary简明	Describe something that is exceptionally bad as awful, but be careful: Saying your mom's cooking is awful may be truthful, but it's also likely to get you a frying pan upside the head.
vocabulary扩展	In addition to meaning exceptionally bad, the adjective awful can also mean exceedingly large or extreme in degree. That new car costs an awful lot of money, for example. Perhaps you should think about a bus pass or bicycle instead! As an adverb, awful is used as an intensifier, meaning very. As in, "It's taking you an awful long time to finish that paper. Stop procrastinating."
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]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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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。 5 [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。

Awful I Feel Long Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Ly Time