awful
adj. 令人讨厌的; 可怕的; 不舒服的; 非常的; (量)极多的
adv. 极其,非常
If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
We met and I thought he was awful...
我们见了面,我觉得他很讨人厌。
I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.
我在伦敦再也呆不下去了!简直是个糟糕至极的地方。
If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.
Her injuries were massive. It was awful...
她遍体鳞伤。太可怕了。
Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.
他们的一些罪行骇人听闻,简直令人毛骨悚然。
If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill.
I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful...
我基本上没睡,觉得很难受。
I looked awful and felt quite shaky.
我貌似生病了,觉得很虚弱。
You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is.
I've got an awful lot of work to do.
我有一大堆事情要做。
You can use awful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality.
Gosh, you're awful pretty...
天哪,你太漂亮了!
You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time.
你知道,10年听起来遥遥无期。
1. exceptionally bad or displeasing;
2. causing fear or dread or terror;
3. offensive or even (of persons) malicious;
4. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence;
5. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;
1. used as intensifiers;
afraid, fearful, awful, dreadful, frightful, terrible, horrible, terrific, appalling
这些形容词均含"害怕的,怕的"之意。
an awful lot
很多;非常多
An awful accident has happened.
发生了一起可怕的意外事故.
Everyone in the office complains that he smells awful but nobody dares actually mention it to him.
办公室里的每个人都说他身上有股怪味,但居然没有敢当面向他提及.
He had an awful ache in the belly.
他的胃疼得很厉害.
The weather is awful today.
今天天气坏透了.
The cold was simply awful.
冷得真厉害.