dreadful

US /ˈdred.fəl/
UK /ˈdred.fəl/
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1.

可怕的, 糟糕的, 严重的

causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious

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The news of the accident was dreadful.
事故的消息是可怕的。
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They suffered dreadful losses in the war.
他们在战争中遭受了可怕的损失。
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terriblehorribleawfulfrightfulappalling
2.

糟糕的, 极坏的

used to emphasize the extent of something bad

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The weather was dreadful, so we stayed indoors.
天气糟透了，所以我们待在室内。
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I'm a dreadful cook.
我是一个糟糕的厨师。
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terribleawfulbadpoorlousy