awful
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good. 令人讨厌的
We met and I thought he was awful. 我们见了面,我觉得他令人讨厌。
...an awful smell of paint. …一股难闻的油漆味。
2. ADJ If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad. 糟透的
Her injuries were massive. It was awful. 她的伤势很严重,糟透了。
3. ADJ If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill. 难受的[v-link ADJ]
I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful. 我几乎没睡,感觉挺难受。
4. ADJ You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is. 极度的[ADJ n] [强调]
I've got an awful lot of work to do. 我有极多的工作要做。
5. awfullyADV 极度地
The caramel looks awfully good. 这种黄油奶糖看上去棒极了。
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awful /ˈɔːfʊl/
剑桥词典
- If the party is awful, we can always leave .
- The hotel was awful! To begin with, our room was far too small .
- The awful spectre of civil war looms over the country .
- It's a good job they didn't go camping last weekend - the weather was awful.
- They live downwind of a pig-farm and sometimes the smell is awful.
- There's an awful lot of smut on television these days .
- There's an awful lot of work to be done.
- It's an awful bore cooking a meal every night .
- It takes an awful long time to travel across the city on public transport .
- I'm feeling an awful lot better , thanks . 返回 awful
awful adjective (BAD)
extremely bad or unpleasant极坏的;恶劣的;糟糕的;令人极不愉快的
He suffered awful injuries in the crash . 他在撞车事故中受了重伤。
We had awful weather . 我们碰上了糟糕的天气。
She has an awful boss . 她的老板极难相处。
What an awful thing to say! 说这种话,太不像话了!
Would life be so awful without a car ? 没有车,日子就那么难过吗?
The food was awful. 这食物糟糕透顶。
She'd been ill and she looked awful. 她一直在生病,气色糟透了。
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awful adjective (VERY GREAT)
[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ]very great
极大的;很多的
I don't know an awful lot (= very much) about art , but I'm learning . 我对艺术知道的不是特别多,但是我正在学。
Fortunately it won't make an awful lot of difference if I don't pass the test . 幸好,我就是过不了考试也没有太大的关系。
It was an awful risk to take. 那样做太冒险了。
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