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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++aw·ful1 /ˈɔːfəl $ ˈɒː-/ S1 adjective 1 BADUNPLEASANTvery bad or unpleasant 糟糕的，恶劣的；讨厌的 SYN terrible The weather was awful. 天气很糟糕。 He is a pretty awful driver. 他开车水平相当糟糕。 That fridge smells awful. 那台冰箱气味难闻极了。 The last six months have been awful for her. 最近六个月对她来说相当难过。 I’ve stopped believing most of what he says. Isn’t that awful? 他说的大部分话我都不再相信了。很糟吧？ I’m sure Suzy is dead but the awful thing is not knowing how it happened. 我肯定苏齐是死了，但不幸的是不知道是怎么一回事。► see thesaurus at bad, horrible2 [only before noun] spokenVERY used to emphasize how much or how good, bad etc something is 〔用于强调〕非常的；极好的；很糟的 An awful lot of people (=a large number of people) died in the war. 很多很多的人在这场战争中死去。 He made me feel an awful fool. 他让我感觉像个大傻瓜。3 look/feel awful ILLto look or feel ill 看上去/感觉像生病了 She’s lost a lot of weight and she looks awful. 她瘦了许多，满脸病容。4. literaryADMIRE making you feel great respect or fear 令人敬畏的 —awfulness noun [uncountable]n GrammarAwful is not used with ‘very’. You say: It was a really awful experience. ✗Don’t say: It was a very awful experience.

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awful• The soup tasted awful.• At 300dpi the quality achieved with photographs can generally be described as poor to awful.• I felt awful about not being able to help.• It sounds awful, but I just can't stand his parents.• a really awful concert• The curtains in the photo are an awful fifties maroon, the color of dried blood.• He truly represents an awful lot from a developmental standpoint.• You seem to take up an awful lot of energy and time.• My father and Ernest were safe, but the awful news of Elizabeth's death killed my father.• But those are still awful numbers.• an awful power• Philip Seymour Hoffman blows them all away with a scene-stealing black comic turn as Dickie's awful preppie buddy.• Then as the electric doors swished open and three police officers jumped out on to the ballast, the awful realisation dawned.awful thing• The most awful thing has happened.• You have no idea of what awful things have happened here.• If I pulled one book out, lord knows what awful thing might result.• He told me he was called Willie, but I though that was a jolly awful thing to do to anyone.• And the truly awful thing was, Alistair was right.• The awful thing was that, as I said it, I began to have serious doubts about it.• The awful thing was that it wasn't over, Jean knew that.awful2 adverb [+adj/adverb] VERY American English spoken very 非常 That kid’s awful cute, with her red curls. 那孩子一头红鬈发，十分可爱。

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awful• an awful cute kid

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awful

aw‧ful¹ S1 /ˈɔːfəl $ ˈɒː-/

adjective
1. very bad or unpleasant
SYN terrible:

The weather was awful.

He is a pretty awful driver.

That fridge smells awful.

The last six months have been awful for her.

I’ve stopped believing most of what he says. Isn’t that awful?

I’m sure Suzy is dead but the awful thing is not knowing how it happened.
2. [only before noun] spoken used to emphasize how much or how good, bad etc something is:

An awful lot of people (=a large number of people) died in the war.

He made me feel an awful fool.
3. look/feel awful to look or feel ill:

She’s lost a lot of weight and she looks awful.
4. literary making you feel great respect or fear
—awfulness noun [uncountable]

awful²

adverb [+ adjective/adverb]
American English spoken very:

That kid’s awful cute, with her red curls.

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very bad or unpleasant 很坏的；极讨厌的

◆That's an awful colour. 那颜色难看得很。

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◆'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。”

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◆It's awful, isn't it? 糟糕透了，不是吗？

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◆The weather last summer was awful. 刚过去的夏季天气真坏。

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◆I feel awful about forgetting her birthday. 我忘了她的生日，感到很过意不去。

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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。

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◆The awful thing is, it was my fault. 糟糕的是，这是我的过失。

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<titled tranID="27" status="1">terrible</titled>awful ◇ horrible ◇ dreadful ◇ vile ◇ horrendous

These words all describe sth that is very unpleasant. 以上各词均指事物令人不快的。

terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving 指糟透了的、非常讨厌的、令人极不快的、可怕的、骇人的：◆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 sth 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糟糕。
horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe sth 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 (rather informal, especially BrE) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of 指糟糕透顶的、讨厌的（用以形容令人不快或反对的事物）：◆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。