awful
adjective /ˈɔːfl/
/ˈɔːfl/
- (informal) very bad or unpleasant
很坏的；极讨厌的 - That's an awful colour.
那颜色难看得很。 - ‘They didn't even offer to pay.’ ‘Oh that's awful.’
“他们甚至不主动付钱。” “哦，那真不像话。” - I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.
我忘了她的生日，感到很过意不去。 - to look/feel awful (= to look/feel ill)
面带病容；感到很不舒服 - There's an awful smell in here.
这里有股很难闻的味道。 - The awful thing is, it was my fault.
糟糕的是，这是我的过失。 - It sounds awful to say it, but the war was exciting.
说出来听起来很可怕，但战争是令人兴奋的。 - The weather conditions were just awful.
天气状况太糟糕了。 - It's awful, isn't it?
糟糕透了，不是吗？ - The weather last summer was awful.
刚过去的夏季天气真坏。
Synonyms terribleterrible- awful
- horrible
- dreadful
- vile
- horrendous
- terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving:
- What terrible news!
多么骇人听闻的消息！ - That’s a terrible thing to say!
说这话太难听了！
- What terrible news!
- awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving:
指很坏的、极讨厌的（用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不高兴的事物）： - That’s an awful colour.
那颜色难看得很。 - The weather last summer was awful.
刚过去的夏季天气真坏。
- That’s an awful colour.
- horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like:
指极坏的、十分讨厌的（用以形容令人不快的事物）： - The coffee tasted horrible.
这咖啡难喝极了。
- The coffee tasted horrible.
- dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of:
- What dreadful weather!
多么讨厌的天气！
- What dreadful weather!
- vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant:
指糟糕透顶的、可恶的、极坏的： - There was a vile smell coming from the room.
房间里传来令人恶心的气味。 - He was in a vile mood.
他的心情坏极了。
- There was a vile smell coming from the room.
- horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable:
指讨厌得难以容忍的： - The traffic around the city was horrendous.
城里的交通糟透了。
- The traffic around the city was horrendous.
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather
- terrible/awful/dreadful news
Topics Weathera2- The fish tasted awful.
这鱼难吃。 - a truly awful book
一本真正糟糕的书 - I woke from the most awful nightmare.
我从极其可怕的噩梦中醒来。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- just
- quite
- really
- …
- That's an awful colour.
- that shocks people very much
骇人听闻的；可怕的 - the awful horrors of war
骇人听闻的战争恐怖情形 - It was only later that we learned the awful truth.
直到后来，我们才了解到这个可怕的事实。
- the awful horrors of war
- (informal) used to emphasize something, especially that there is a large amount or too much of something
非常的；很多的；过多的 - It's going to cost an awful lot of money.
这要花非常多的钱。 - There's not an awful lot of room.
没有很多的空间。 - I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.
我觉得身体比昨天好得多了。 - (British English) I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult).
说服他来真是费劲死了。
- The whole thing has been an awful nuisance.
整件事都非常讨厌。 - She's the most awful snob.
她是那种最可怕的势利小人。
- It's going to cost an awful lot of money.
词源Old English (see awe, -ful).