awful的中文翻譯是什麼意思

awful

US/ˈɔːfl/
UK/ˈɔːfl/

adj. 令人討厭的; 可怕的; 不舒服的; 非常的; (量)極多的

adv. 極其,非常

awful柯林斯釋義

ADJ-GRADED讓人討厭的;糟糕的

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...

    我們見了面,我覺得他很討人厭。

  • I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.

    我在倫敦再也呆不下去了!簡直是個糟糕至極的地方。

ADJ-GRADED使人不愉快的;令人震驚的;可怕的;極壞的

If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.

  • Her injuries were massive. It was awful...

    她遍體鱗傷。太可怕了。

  • Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.

    他們的一些罪行駭人聽聞,簡直令人毛骨悚然。

ADJ-GRADED生病的;不舒服的

If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill.

  • I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful...

    我基本上沒睡,覺得很難受。

  • I looked awful and felt quite shaky.

    我貌似生病了,覺得很虛弱。

ADJ(量)極大的,極多的

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。

ADV(與表示特徵的形容詞連用,用於強調)極度地,非常

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年聽起來遙遙無期。

awful英文釋義

Adjective

1. exceptionally bad or displeasing;

  • atrocious taste
  • abominable workmanship
  • an awful voice
  • dreadful manners
  • a painful performance
  • terrible handwriting
  • an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room

2. causing fear or dread or terror;

  • the awful war
  • an awful risk
  • dire news
  • a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
  • the dread presence of the headmaster
  • polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
  • a dreadful storm
  • a fearful howling
  • horrendous explosions shook the city
  • a terrible curse

3. offensive or even (of persons) malicious;

  • in a nasty mood
  • a nasty accident
  • a nasty shock
  • a nasty smell
  • a nasty trick to pull
  • Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound

4. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence;

  • awed by the silence
  • awful worshippers with bowed heads

5. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;

  • New York is an amazing city
  • the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
  • the awesome complexity of the universe
  • this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville
  • Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent

Adverb

1. used as intensifiers;

  • terribly interesting
  • I'm awful sorry

awful同義詞辨析

afraid, fearful, awful, dreadful, frightful, terrible, horrible, terrific, appalling

這些形容詞均含"害怕的,怕的"之意。

  • afraid :指由於膽小或怯懦而不敢說或做某事。
  • fearful :普通用詞,既指外界情況變化而引起的恐懼,又指來自內心的害怕與焦慮。
  • awful :指威嚴得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。
  • dreadful :指使人非常恐懼,毛骨悚然,也使人感到討厭而退縮。
  • frightful :指使人陷入短暫的驚恐或產生毛骨悚然的感覺。
  • terrible :側重指給人以長久的驚駭,極端的恐怖,令人難以忍受。
  • horrible :指因駭人聽聞的醜惡而令人毛骨悚然,著重厭惡的成分多於害怕。
  • terrific :多指外表、形狀或力量等的可怕。
  • appalling :指既令害怕又使人驚異、膽寒。

awful短語

  1. an awful lot

    很多;非常多

awful場景例句

An awful accident has happened.

發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.

辦公室裡的每個人都說他身上有股怪味,但居然沒有敢當面向他提及.

He had an awful ache in the belly.

他的胃疼得很厲害.

The weather is awful today.

今天天氣壞透了.

The cold was simply awful.

冷得真厲害.

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awful詞性變形

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