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frightful

英['fraɪtfl] 美['fraɪtfl]
  • adj. 可怕的;吓人的
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详细释义

Adjective:
  1. provoking horror;

    "an atrocious automobile accident"
    "a frightful crime of decapitation"
    "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"
    "war is beyond all words horrible"
    "an ugly wound"

  2. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact;

    "in a frightful hurry"
    "spent a frightful amount of money"

  3. extremely distressing;

    "fearful slum conditions"
    "a frightful mistake"

双语例句

1. What frightful gossips people are, even one'sbest friends.
人们最爱散布流言蜚语,哪怕是自己最好的朋友也不例外。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It was absolutely frightful!
简直糟透了!

来自《权威词典》

3. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
他看上去脸色苍白,一身衣服弄得一塌糊涂.

来自《用法词典》

4. The smell was frightful.
这气味难闻极了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The battle resulted in a frightful slaughter.
战斗以可怕的大屠杀告终.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. These frightful experiences are branded on his memory.
      这些可怕的经历深深印入他的记忆。
    2. I was awakened by a frightful clap of thunder.
      我被一声可怕的雷声惊醒。
    3. She tended to wear frightful hats with feathers.
      她常常戴着吓人的带羽毛的帽子。

用法讲解

afraid,fearful,awful,dreadful,frightful,terrible,horrible,terrific,appalling
  • 这些形容词均含“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。
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