词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词- awful accident可怕的事故
- awful behaviour极坏的行为
- awful book非常糟糕的书
- awful bore很令人厌烦的人(或物)
- awful death惨死
- awful destruction可怕的破坏
- awful disaster可怕的灾害
- awful earthquake可怕的地震
- awful food极坏的食物
- awful handwriting很蹩脚的书法
- awful hat很难看的帽子
- awful headache剧烈的头痛
- awful joke令人不愉快的玩笑
- awful journey令人不愉快的旅行
- awful man讨厌的男人
- awful manners讨厌的举止
- awful mess乱七八糟
- awful miser极吝啬的人
- awful mistake不可原谅的错误
- awful moment可怕的时刻
- awful movie糟糕的电影
- awful nuisance惹人厌烦的家伙
- awful person使人讨厌的人
- awful shame极大的耻辱,奇耻大辱
- awful sight可怕的景象
- awful silence令人尴尬的沉默
- awful squad一群不熟练的新手
- awful tie难看的领带
- awful toothache牙痛得要命
- awful tragedy可怕的悲剧
- awful weather非常糟糕的天气
动词+~~+介词- awful about为…而难过的
- awful for对…极坏的
词组短语
an awful lot ◎经常 , ◎非常,极其
an awful lot of许多,大量的
awful weather气候恶劣;非常糟糕的天气
同近义词辨析
appalling, afraid, frightful, terrible, terrific, fearful, horrible, dreadful, awful
这组词都有“害怕的、可怕的”的意思,其区别是:
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。
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。
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。
dreadful指使人非常恐惧,毛骨悚然,也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- It would be awful if he found out the truth.
如果他发现了真相,那就糟了。 - I left Harvard with no real awareness of the awful inequities in the world.
当我离开哈佛时,我并没真正有意识到这个世界存在着可怕的不平等现象。 - He seemed to be very awful while serving the famous actress.
他在招待那位著名的女演员时,看上去非常的敬畏。 - I feel awful about not inviting her.
没有邀请她,我感到很内疚。 - She said she had a sore throat and was feeling awful.
她说她嗓子疼,而且感觉很难受。
用作副词(adv.)
- These weeks is an awful long time to wait.
这几个星期真的是一段极其漫长的等待时间啊。
权威例句
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