dreadful
- IPA[ˈdrɛdf(ʊ)l]
英式
- causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious；extremely disagreeable
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形容詞
- 1. causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious there's been a dreadful accident 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ extremely disagreeable the weather was dreadful 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a person) unwell or troubled I feel dreadful—I hate myself she looked quite dreadful and she was struggling for breath
- 2. used to emphasize the degree to which something is the case, especially something regarded with sadness or disapproval this was all a dreadful mistake you're a dreadful flirt 同義詞
- a cheap, sensational comic or storybook: penny dreadful comics
Oxford American Dictionary
- a cheap, sensational comic or storybook: penny dreadful comics
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈdredf(ə)l]
美式
- causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious: there's been a dreadful accident
Oxford American Dictionary
