dread
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you dread something which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting. 害怕; 擔憂
I'm dreading Christmas this year. 我害怕今年的聖誕節。
I dreaded coming back, to be honest. 老實說,我很害怕廻來。
2. N-UNCOUNT Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen. 憂慮; 恐懼
She thought with dread of the cold winters to come. 想到寒鼕即將到來,她就感到恐懼。
3. →see also dreaded
4. PHRASE If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant. 不敢想
I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency. 我不敢想像萬一出現重大緊急情況會怎麽樣。
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dread /drɛd/ (dreading,dreaded,dreads)
剑桥词典
- to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen
- We are dreading the idea of having my son's friends to stay .
- I dread to think what they say about me behind my back.
- That night as he dreamed , the warrior was confronted by the enemy he dreaded most.
- Although I was absolutely dreading telling Dad, he was actually very understanding when I told him.
- What is now happening in the country is what I dreaded most - it is descending into anarchy and civil war . 返回 dread
對…感到恐懼;害怕;擔心
He's dreading the exam - he's sure he's going to fail . 他很擔心考試——他覺得自己肯定過不了。
[ 動詞後麪接一個動詞ing結搆 ] I'm dreading having to meet his parents . 因爲不得不見他的父母,我很害怕。
dread to think
used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying
不願想;不敢想
I dread to think what would happen if he was left to cope on his own. 我不敢想象,如果讓他自己去應付會怎麽樣。
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