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dreadful是什么意思

dreadful

英 ['dredfʊl; -f(ə)l] 美 ['drɛdfəl]

dreadful (adj.): early 13c., "full of dread," from dread (n.) + -ful. Meaning "causing dread" is from mid-13c.; weakened sense of "very bad" is from c. 1700. Related: Dreadfully.

1. He admitted that the government was in "a dreadful hole".

他承认政府目前“处境极为尴尬”。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood.: 受害者受了重伤，大量失血。

3. It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake.: 听起来他们似乎犯下了一个可怕的错误。

4. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit.: 最后，他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到处都是。