dreadful

adjective

/ˈdredfl/

(especially British English)

very bad or unpleasant糟糕透顶的；讨厌的；令人不快的
- What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气！
- What a dreadful thing to say!话说得太难听了！
- It's dreadful the way they treat their staff.他们对待雇员的方式糟糕透了。
- How dreadful!多讨厌啊！
- Jane looked dreadful (= looked ill or tired).简看上去脸色很不好。
Synonyms terrible
terrible
- awful
- horrible
- dreadful
- vile
- horrendous
These words all describe something that is very unpleasant.
- 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！
- 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。
- 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。
- 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！
- 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。
- 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。
Patterns
- 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
- It must have been dreadful for you!你一定觉得很糟糕 !
- To be honest, her singing was quite dreadful.说实话，她唱得颇难听。
- a truly dreadful hat很差劲的帽子
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- absolutely
- quite
- …
preposition
- for
[only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something is（强调糟糕的程度）极其的，极坏的 synonym terrible
- He’s a dreadful snob.他是个极其势利的人。
- She's making a dreadful mess of things.她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。
- I'm afraid there's been a dreadful mistake.恐怕是出了大错。
[usually before noun] causing fear, pain or difficulty可怕的；令人畏惧的；使人痛苦的 synonym terrible
- a dreadful accident可怕的事故
- They suffered dreadful injuries.他们严重受伤。
Topics Feelingsb2
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- absolutely
- quite
- …
preposition
- for

词汇	dreadful
释义	dreadful adjective /ˈdredfl/ /ˈdredfl/ (especially British English) very bad or unpleasant糟糕透顶的；讨厌的；令人不快的 What dreadful weather!多么讨厌的天气！ What a dreadful thing to say!话说得太难听了！ It's dreadful the way they treat their staff.他们对待雇员的方式糟糕透了。 How dreadful!多讨厌啊！ Jane looked dreadful (= looked ill or tired).简看上去脸色很不好。 Synonyms terribleterrible awful horrible dreadful vile horrendous These words all describe something that is very unpleasant. 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！ 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。 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。 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！ 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。 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。 Patterns 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 It must have been dreadful for you!你一定觉得很糟糕 ! To be honest, her singing was quite dreadful.说实话，她唱得颇难听。 a truly dreadful hat很差劲的帽子 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really absolutely quite … preposition for [only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something is（强调糟糕的程度）极其的，极坏的 synonym terrible He’s a dreadful snob.他是个极其势利的人。 She's making a dreadful mess of things.她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。 I'm afraid there's been a dreadful mistake.恐怕是出了大错。 [usually before noun] causing fear, pain or difficulty可怕的；令人畏惧的；使人痛苦的 synonym terrible a dreadful accident可怕的事故 They suffered dreadful injuries.他们严重受伤。 Topics Feelingsb2 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really absolutely quite … preposition for
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