dreadful
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dread·ful /ˈdredfəl/ ●●○ adjective 1 UNPLEASANTextremely unpleasant 糟糕透顶的，极其讨厌的 SYN terrible We’ve had some dreadful weather lately. 最近我们这里的天气糟透了。 Michelle felt absolutely dreadful (=very ill). 米歇尔感觉病得很厉害。► see thesaurus at bad, horrible2 [only before noun]BAD used to emphasize how bad something or someone is 极糟的，可怕的〔用于强调〕 SYN terrible a dreadful mistake 可怕的错误n GrammarDreadful is not used with ‘very’. You say: The food was absolutely dreadful. ✗Don’t say: The food was very dreadful.
Examples from the Corpus
dreadful• "How did you like the film?'' "I thought it was dreadful.''• The coffee tasted dreadful!• Sleazy and tedious, the film would need to improve a few rungs to be classified as merely dreadful.• The Reformers might be followers of Erasmus; but they had no hesitation in drowning the dreadful Anabaptists.• And in any case, what Lucy may have done was surely not so dreadful and will be soon forgotten.• In a medical centre they found dreadful cases of malnutrition, scabies and diarrhoea.• Then she had the dreadful feeling that he was not going to answer her anyway, for he said nothing.• The doctor wouldn't allow sedatives, or painkillers when he had those dreadful headaches.• Young made two dreadful mistakes.• Ah, it's dreadful, sometimes.dread·ful adjective →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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dreadful
dread‧ful /ˈdredfəl/
adjective
1. extremely unpleasant
SYN terrible:
We’ve had some dreadful weather lately.
Michelle felt absolutely dreadful (=very ill).
2. [only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something or someone is
SYN terrible:
a dreadful mistake
dread‧ful /ˈdredfəl/
adjective1. extremely unpleasant
SYN terrible:
2. [only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something or someone is
SYN terrible:
especially
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 ( very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapprovingrather
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 ( very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not likerather
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 ( very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove ofrather
especially
BrE 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 ( 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 ( extremely unpleasant and unacceptablerather
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 sba(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