新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

dreadful

英  [ˈdredfʊl]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1糟糕透顶的

    If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality.

    近义词

    awful , appalling

    双语例句

    例:

    They told us the dreadful news.

    他们告诉了我们这个坏消息。

    2非常的 , 极度的

    Dreadful is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something bad.

    近义词

    terrible

    双语例句

    例:

    We've made a dreadful mistake.

    我们犯了一个很大的错误。