awful

[ˈɔ:fl]
  • 释义
  • adj.

    糟糕的;可怕的;非常的;极坏的;

  • adv.

    非常,极;

  • 词义辨析
  • awful, afraid, fearful, frightful, horrible, scared, terrible
  • 这组词都有“可怕的”“害怕的”意思。它们的区别在于:afraid泛指一种“恐惧心理”,多用于习惯地、经常地“惧怕”; awful指由于过分的崇敬或畏惧而引起的害怕,但不厌恶,有较庄严的含义; fearful指预感到危险、失败或麻烦时而恐惧,也指担心可能发生的结果,侧重于主体的心里感觉,而与外界关系不大; scared主要指因身心遭受伤害而恐惧,也指不明根源的无形恐惧; frightful指巨大的或令人意外的事件给人带来的害怕或惊骇; terrible和horrible都可指感情上的厌恶,令人感到不舒服, horrible更甚,指碰到的怪诞的、丑陋的、危险的事物或道德上腐败堕落的行为所引起的强烈的情绪波动,还特指依靠恐怖的或可怕的事物取得吓人的效果。例如:
    We are afraid to walk in the park at night since the woman was killed there.我们害怕夜里在那公园里走路,因为那个女人是在那儿被害的。
    The old man believed that God has an awful power.这位老人相信上帝具有令人敬畏的能力。
    The playwright was fearful that the opening night would be a failure.剧作家担心首场演出会失败。
    Frightful earthquakes occur somewhere on the earth every year.每年地球上常不定期在什么地方发生可怕的地震。
    A horrible sight met her eyes.一幅令人毛骨悚然的景象出现在她的眼前。
    Nothing can erase from her mind the memory of that terrible day.没有什么东西可以消除她头脑里对那可怕的一天的记忆。
  • afraid,fearful,awful,dreadful,frightful,terrible,horrible,terrific,appalling
  • 这些形容词都含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。
    afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
    fearful普通用词,既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧,又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。
    awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。
    dreadful指使人非常恐惧,毛骨悚然,也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
    frightful指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。
    terrible侧重指给人以长久的惊骇,极端的恐怖,令人难以忍受。
    horrible指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然,着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。
    terrific多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。
    appalling指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes.

    这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    The helicopter turned at an awful angle before righting itself.

    直升机在恢复平稳之前倾斜得很厉害。

    柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    That's an awful colour.

    那颜色难看得很。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 4、

    What blooming awful weather!

    多糟糕的天气!

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 5、

    The children were making an awful din.

    孩子们吵得厉害。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 6、

    Tim, this is awful. I know what you must think, but it's not so.

    蒂姆,这可糟了。我知道你心里在想什么,但实际情况不是这样的。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    I looked awful and felt quite shaky.

    我貌似生病了,觉得很虚弱。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    I've got an awful lot of work to do.

    我有一大堆事情要做。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks.

    如果你做了错事,他们全都会对你大发雷霆。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 10、

    I just had the most awful dream.

    我刚做了个非常可怕的梦。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    Don't read that awful trash.

    不要读那本拙劣的垃圾之作。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    Everybody knew that something awful was afoot.

    大家都知道可怕的事近在眼前。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    Both of them have been through an awful lot and hopefully now I can help them rebuild their lives.

    他们两人都曾历经磨难,但愿现在我能帮助他们重建正常的生活。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 14、

    Even if the weather's awful there's lots to do.

    即使天气很差,也还有好多事情可做。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    All told, it seems like an awful mess.

    总之似乎一团糟。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 16、

    Why don't you leave this awful hole and come to live with me?

    你为什么不离开这个破地方,搬过来和我住?

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 17、

    Gosh, you're awful pretty.

    天哪,你太漂亮了!

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 18、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 19、

    The conditions in the camp are just awful.

    营地的条件简直太差了。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 20、

    It looked as though the storm had an awful lot of force.

    看上去暴风雨来势汹汹。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 21、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 22、

    When we moved here the walls and ceiling were in an awful state.

    我们刚搬到这里时,墙和房顶都破旧不堪。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 23、

    "This country is so awful."— 'I know. I know.'

    “这个国家太糟糕了。”——“的确是,的确是。”

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 24、

    An awful accident has happened.

    发生了一起可怕的意外事故.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    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.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 26、

    He had an awful ache in the belly.

    他的胃疼得很厉害.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 27、

    The weather is awful today.

    今天天气坏透了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 28、

    It's very urgent. I fell awful.

    是很急的病, 我觉得糟透了.

    ——《用法词典》
  • 29、

    The cold was simply awful.

    冷得真厉害.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 30、

    At the beginning of liberation, the factory was an awful mess.

    解放初, 这个工厂是个烂摊子.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》