dreadful

形容词可怕的; 糟糕的; 令人畏惧的; 讨厌的，糟透了的，丑陋的

名词<英>惊险小说[杂志]

形容词

1. 怖：在此之前,塔利班通过阿富汗伊斯兰交通新社(AIP)发表声明,他们主张,如果在首脑会谈上就用人质换囚犯的要求没有做出任何决定,布什和卡尔扎伊将应该对其恐怖(dreadful)的后果负责任.

2. 令人恐怖的;令人害怕的：4、decent 合宜的;得体的;适当的 | 5、dreadful 令人恐怖的;令人害怕的 | 6、exceptional 异常的;例外的;特别优秀

3. (侧重于可怕的,乱七八糟的)：= frightful (表示胆怯的,恐惧的) | dreadful (侧重于可怕的,乱七八糟的) | ★pounce v. 猛抓, 扑住

1. 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.

    e.g. They told us the dreadful news...
           他们告诉了我们那糟糕透顶的消息。
    e.g. My financial situation is dreadful.
           我的经济状况一团糟。

2. 极严重的
    Dreadful is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something bad.

    e.g. We've made a dreadful mistake...
           我们犯了个极大的错误。
    e.g. I had a dreadful headache.
           我头痛欲裂。

3. (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.

    e.g. Are you all right? You look dreadful...
           你还好吧？你看上去十分疲惫。
    e.g. I feel absolutely dreadful about what has happened.
           我对已发生的一切感到极其失望。

1. While the ill effects of climate change are increasingly visible worldwide, the international community has failed to find remedies for the dreadful state of our environment.

2. The scar continues reminding him of the dreadful interrogations in 1999 when police forced him to confess to a murder he did not commit.

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3. Conflicts triggered by ignorance or prejudice are sometimes more dreadful than those caused by contradictory interests.

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4. Defender Sylvain Distin's dreadful error allowed Spurs to go in front just past the half hour with Mido's ninth league goal of the season.

5. Derek Hough feels " dreadful " about Cheryl Cole's battle with malaria.

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6. The Ukraine side had most of the pressure but wasted numerous chances on a dreadful pitch made worse by falling snow throughout the match.

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7. A city livable and lively for its people has to play these up rather than have them strangled in the dreadful Las Vegas web.

8. Oklahoma City fell behind by as many as 23 after a dreadful start, and it didn't get much better for a while.

9. Once again Bayern were dreadful in midfield, rarely managing to string together more than a couple of passes.

10. Millions of uninfected animals have been slaughtered and incinerated to prevent the spread of the dreadful virus.

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