dread
v. 非常担心,极为害怕
n. 恐惧,令人恐惧的事物
adj. 可怕的; 恼火的
If you dread something which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting.
I'm dreading Christmas this year...
今年我非常害怕过圣诞节。
I dreaded coming back, to be honest...
说实话,我生怕回来。
Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen.
She thought with dread of the cold winters to come.
她害怕即将来临的寒冷冬季。
Dread means terrible and greatly feared.
...a more effective national policy to combat this dread disease.
对抗这可怕疾病的更有效的国家政策
You can use dread to describe something that you, or a particular group of people, find annoying or undesirable.
...the dread phrase 'politically correct'.
令人不快的短语“政治上正确”
If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency...
我不敢想在重大紧急情况下会发生什么。
I dread to think what Hollywood is planning to do with this interesting little story.
我不敢想好莱坞打算如何处理这个有趣的小故事。
1. fearful expectation or anticipation;
1. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;
1. causing fear or dread or terror;
alarm, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror, dread
这些名词均含"恐惧,惧怕,惊恐"之意。
The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.
乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下.
Is not dread of thirst when your well is full , thirst unquenchable?
对需求的恐惧, 不就是需求本身 吗 ?
By day the darkness fills him with dread; and anguish overpower him.
黑暗的日子使他恐怖, 困苦艰难跟随着他,好象准备厮杀的君王.
Shall not his excellency make you afraid ? and his dread fall upon you?
11他的尊荣岂不叫你们惧怕 吗 .他的惊吓岂不临到你们 吗 .
He felt an indescribable sensation somewhat akin to dread.
他感到一种形容不出的感觉,有点近于恐怖.