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Fearful Adj Graded Emphasize 英[ˈfɪəfl 美[ˈfɪrfl Adj.害怕的,担心的;胆怯的;吓人的,可怕的;<口>极端的 恐惧的;害怕的 Afraid

单词 fearful
音标
英[ˈfɪəfl] 美[ˈfɪrfl]
解释
adj.害怕的,担心的;胆怯的;吓人的,可怕的;<口>极端的;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
恐惧的;害怕的
If you are fearful of something, you are afraid of it.
例: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。
例: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。

ADJ-GRADED
可怕的;严重的
You use fearful to emphasize how serious or bad a situation is.
例:The region is in a fearful recession.该地区处于严重的经济衰退中。
例:...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

ADJ-GRADED
非常坏的;极坏的
Fearful is used to emphasize that something is very bad.
例:You gave me a fearful shock!你让我大吃一惊。
例:'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。
变形
noun:fearfulness~adv:fearfully~

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