awful
英 [ˈɔːfl]
美 [ˈɔːfl]
adj. 很坏的; 极讨厌的; 非常的; 很多的; 过多的; 骇人听闻的; 可怕的
adv. 非常; 极其
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牛津词典
adj.
- 很坏的;极讨厌的
very bad or unpleasant
- That's an awful colour.
那颜色难看得很。 - ‘They didn't even offer to pay.’ ‘Oh that's awful.’
“他们甚至不主动付钱。”“哦,这真不像话。” - It's awful, isn't it?
糟糕透了,不是吗? - The weather last summer was awful.
去年夏季天气真坏。 - I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.
我忘了她的生日,感到很难过。 - to look/feel awful (= to look/feel ill)
面带病容;感到很不舒服 - There's an awful smell in here.
这里有股很难闻的味道。 - The awful thing is, it was my fault.
糟糕的是,这是我的过失。
- 非常的;很多的;过多的
used to emphasize sth, especially that there is a large amount or too much of sth
- It's going to cost an awful lot of money.
这要花非常多的钱。 - There's not an awful lot of room.
没有很多的空间。 - I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.
我觉得身体比昨天好得多了。 - I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult) .
说服他来真是费劲死了。
- 骇人听闻的;可怕的
very shocking
- the awful horrors of war
骇人听闻的战争恐怖
adv.
- 非常;极其
very; extremely
- Clint is awful smart.
克林特机灵极了。
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 让人讨厌的;糟糕的
If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
- We met and I thought he was awful...
我们见了面,我觉得他很讨人厌。 - I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.
我在伦敦再也呆不下去了!简直是个糟糕至极的地方。 - ...an awful smell of paint...
难闻的油漆味 - Even if the weather's awful there's lots to do...
即使天气很差,也还有好多事情可做。 - Jeans look awful on me.
我穿牛仔裤难看极了。
- ADJ-GRADED 使人不愉快的;令人震惊的;可怕的;极坏的
If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.
- Her injuries were massive. It was awful...
她遍体鳞伤。太可怕了。 - Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.
他们的一些罪行骇人听闻,简直令人毛骨悚然。
- ADJ-GRADED 生病的;不舒服的
If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill.
- I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful...
我基本上没睡,觉得很难受。 - I looked awful and felt quite shaky.
我貌似生病了,觉得很虚弱。
- ADJ (量)极大的,极多的
You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is.
- I've got an awful lot of work to do.
我有一大堆事情要做。
- ADV (与表示特征的形容词连用,用于强调)极度地,非常
You can use awful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality.
- Gosh, you're awful pretty...
天哪,你太漂亮了! - You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time.
你知道,10年听起来遥遥无期。
双语例句
- Everybody knew that something awful was afoot.
大家都知道可怕的事近在眼前。
- We met and I thought he was awful
我们见了面,我觉得他很讨人厌。
- I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.
我在伦敦再也呆不下去了!简直是个糟糕至极的地方。
- Even if the weather's awful there's lots to do
即使天气很差,也还有好多事情可做。
- Jeans look awful on me.
我穿牛仔裤难看极了。
- Her injuries were massive. It was awful
她遍体鳞伤。太可怕了。
- Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.
他们的一些罪行骇人听闻,简直令人毛骨悚然。
- I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful
我基本上没睡,觉得很难受。
- Gosh, you're awful pretty
天哪,你太漂亮了!
- You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time.
你知道,10年听起来遥遥无期。
- Between you and me, though, it's been awful for business
不过你我之间说说,这事儿办得真不怎么样。
- The conditions in the camp are just awful.
营地的条件简直太差了。
- They doctored the prints to make her look as awful as possible.
他们修改了照片,尽可能地丑化她的容貌。
- Why don't you leave this awful hole and come to live with me?
你为什么不离开这个破地方,搬过来和我住?
- Both of them have been through an awful lot and hopefully now I can help them rebuild their lives
他们两人都曾历经磨难,但愿现在我能帮助他们重建正常的生活。
- I just had the most awful dream
我刚做了个非常可怕的梦。
- 'This country is so awful.' — 'I know, I know.'
“这个国家太糟糕了。”——“的确是,的确是。”
- The conditions in there are awful, you know
你要知道,那里的条件很艰苦。
- If something awful happens to you at least you can write about it.
如果你遭遇了不幸,至少你有东西可写。
- I must make it up to him for the awful intrusion of last night.
因为昨晚过分的打扰,我必须对他有所补偿。
- I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes
这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。
- He predicts they will have, quote, 'an awful lot of explaining to do'.
他预计他们需要“大费周章地解释一番”,这是他的原话。
- My dream was interrupted by the most awful racket coming through the walls
我的睡梦被隔壁极为恼人的吵闹声给搅了。
- When we moved here the walls and ceiling were in an awful state
我们刚搬到这里时,墙和房顶都破旧不堪。
- Tim, this is awful. I know what you must think, but it's not so
蒂姆,这可糟了。我知道你心里在想什么,但实际情况不是这样的。
- If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks.
如果你做了错事,他们全都会对你大发雷霆。
- Don't read that awful trash.
不要读那本拙劣的垃圾之作。
- At the beginning of liberation, the factory was an awful mess.
解放初,这个工厂是个烂摊子。
- The room has awful stink.
那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。
- It smells awful.
这东西难闻极了。