如题所述
afraid: 指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
fearful: 普通用词,既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧,又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。
awful: 指威严得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感 * 彩。
dreadful: 指使人非常恐惧,毛骨悚然,也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
frightful: 指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。
terrible: 侧重指给人以长久的惊骇,极端的恐怖,令人难以忍受。
horrible: 指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然,着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。
terrific: 多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。
appalling: 指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。英语解释:形容词 awful:
exceptionally bad or displeasing
同义词:atrocious, abominable, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
causing fear or dread or terror
同义词:dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
offensive or even (of persons) malicious- Ezra Pound
同义词:nasty
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
同义词:awed
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
同义词:frightful, terrible, tremendous
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
同义词:amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awing
used as intensifiers
同义词:terribly, awfully, frightfully
It would be awful if he found out the truth.
如果他发现了真相,那就糟了。
It was awful to see him in such pain.
看到他这样痛苦真叫人难过。
aw.ful
adj.(形容词)Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible:可怕的,厉害的:极糟糕的或令人不愉快的;可怕的:例句:had an awful day at the office.在办公室里度过了糟糕的一天
Commanding awe:畏惧的:例句:.this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath.(Herman Melville).大海有些令人畏惧的波动似乎在诉说着隐藏在下面的热情.(赫尔曼·梅尔维尔)
Filled with awe, especially:充满敬畏的:充满敬畏的,尤指:Filled with or displaying great reverence.虔敬的:充满或表现出极大的敬重的Obsolete Afraid.【废语】 恐惧的Formidable in nature or extent:艰难的:在性质或程度上令人畏惧的:例句:an awful burden; an awful risk.艰难的重担;可怕的冒险
adv.Informal (副词)【非正式用语】 Extremely; very:极度地;非常:例句:was awful sick.病得很重
来源:Middle English aweful [awe-inspiring] 中古英语 aweful [引起畏惧的] blend of awe [awe] * see awe 混合了 awe [害怕的] *参见 awe*ayfull [awful] from Old English egefull ege [dread] -full [-ful] *ayfull [畏惧的] 源自 古英语 egefull ege [害怕;惧怕] -full [后缀,表充满…的或易于…的]
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aw.fully
adv.(副词)aw.fulness
n.(名词)