frightful

adj.

1. 极坏的；很糟的
   used to emphasize how bad sth is
   1. It was absolutely frightful!
      简直糟透了！
   2. This room's in a frightful mess.
      房间里乱七八糟。
2. 十分严重的；令人很不愉快的
   very serious or unpleasant
   1. a frightful accident
      十分严重的事故

1. ADJ-GRADED 讨厌的;令人不快的;可怕的
   Frightful means very bad or unpleasant.
   1. My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.
      我父亲没法谈论那场战争，那太可怕了。
2. ADJ 非常的;极度的
   Frightful is used to emphasize the extent or degree of something, usually something bad.
   1. He got himself into a frightful muddle...
      他把自己卷进了一个不可收拾的乱摊子。
   2. What frightful gossips people are, even one's best friends.
      人们最爱散布流言蜚语，哪怕是自己最好的朋友也不例外。

1. My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.
   我父亲没法谈论那场战争，那太可怕了。
2. He got himself into a frightful muddle
   他把自己卷进了一个不可收拾的乱摊子。
3. What frightful gossips people are, even one's best friends.
   人们最爱散布流言蜚语，哪怕是自己最好的朋友也不例外。
4. A frightful traffic disaster was avoided.
   一次可怕的交通事故避免了。
5. Ellen froze with terror at the frightful sight.
   埃伦被这种恐怖场面吓得发抖。
6. It was growling like something demented, which it was, of course, and its backside was almost in my face even my peril in no way diminished the frightful stench of the creature.
   它发狂地嗷叫着，对，是发狂了。屁股几乎挨着我的脸&尽管我身处险境，可仍闻到这家伙身上可怕的恶臭。
7. She cherished a frightful memory of her life; one day, a man had beheld her garter.
   在一生中她有件想到就害怕的往事，一天，有个男人看见了她的吊袜带。
8. It was a frightful hole, but she felt free.
   这是个丑陋不堪的破窑，但她感到自己自由了。
9. The most frightful thoughts rushed pell-mell through his mind.
   他头脑里出现了一阵乱糟糟的无比恐怖的想法。
10. In that frightful moment I think his fierce heart broke.
    在那可怕的一瞬间，恐怕他那颗凶残的心都碎了。
11. Asked Wendy, with a look of such frightful contempt that he nearly fainted.
    温迪问，她的神情轻蔑透顶，胡克几乎气晕了。
12. The frightful sight frightened the little girl into crying.
    这个可怕的景象把小女孩吓哭了。
13. Have you noticed, Catherine, his frightful Yorkshire pronunciation?
    凯瑟琳，你注意到他那可怕的约克郡的口音没有？
14. I was awakened by a frightful clap of thunder.
    我们作了一次不愉快的旅行。
15. And now he had spoken the frightful words!
    可现在他竟说出这样可怕的话来！
16. I had the terrible prospect of poverty and starving which lay on me as a frightful specter.
    我眼中还是看到一个穷困饥饿的可怕前途，像个可怕的魔鬼似的站在我的面前。
17. Once more, the two spectators started, as he turned upon her with a frightful suddenness.
    两个旁观者又吓了一跳，因为他令人害怕地突然转向了她。
18. A second after, he saw it again, approaching with frightful rapidity.
    一秒钟以后，他又看到了它，而且更近了。
19. America today is a world away from the cruel and frightful bigotry of that time.
    今天，美国已经不再是当初那个残酷并充满了可怕的固执的国家了。
20. If we get to know something about them, black holes will not be that frightful.
    如果我们认识了黑洞，黑洞就不那么可怕了。
21. Because you tell me you're not frightful.
    因为你告诉我你并不可怕。
22. He finds himself in a den of frightful ruffians.
    他发现自己在可怕的流氓的巢穴中。
23. Her frightful behaviour to Stephanie must be expiated.
    她对斯蒂芬妮的骇人听闻的行为必须加以补偿。
24. You are frightful with that sword in Your hand.
    “你是可怕的，与剑在你的手”。
25. And that I durst to believe there was nothing in this cave that was more frightful than my self;
    而且，我敢相信，在这洞里，没有其他东西会比我自己更令人可怕的了。
26. I had the most frightful shock this morning.
    今晨我经受了极为可怕的震惊。
27. There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
    无知的实践，世上没有比它更吓人了。
28. She stayed in the frightful cave the whole night.
    她在恐怖的山洞里呆了一整夜。
29. We're having frightful weather this week.
    这一周天气坏极了。
30. Something frightful was about to descend on him.
    可怕的灾祸就要落到他头上了。

  fearful afraid dreadful frightful horrible scared terrible【导航词义：害怕的，可怕的】

  fearful adj. 〈正式〉担心的，害怕的

〔辨析〕多指某人对可能发生的事情感到恐惧不安的。

  afraid adj. 害怕的，恐惧的

〔辨析〕指因担心受到伤害或发生坏事而感到畏惧的，通常作表语。

  dreadful adj. 可怕的

〔辨析〕强调某人或某事物极为糟糕的，只作定语。

  frightful adj. 〈旧〉坏的，可怕的

〔辨析〕指糟糕得令人产生短暂的恐惧感的。

  horrible adj. 可怕的，令人恐惧的

〔辨析〕指令人感到震惊与害怕的，侧重惊惧、厌恶之感。

  scared adj. 害怕的

〔辨析〕指对某事物感到畏惧的，常可与 afraid 换用。

  terrible adj. 可怕的，骇人的

〔辨析〕指令人极为不快、不安或害怕的。