英 [ˈɔːf(ə)l] 美 [ˈɔːf(ə)l]
adj. 让人讨厌的,糟糕的;骇人听闻的,可怕的;生病的,不舒服的;非常的,很多的
adv. 非常,极其
awful /ˈɔːfʊl/ CET4 TEM4
形容词 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。
形容词 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。
形容词 If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill. 难受的
I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful.
我几乎没睡,感觉挺难受。
形容词 You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is. 极度的
I've got an awful lot of work to do.
我有极多的工作要做。
副词 极度地
The caramel looks awfully good.
这种黄油奶糖看上去棒极了。
exceptionally bad or displeasing
an awful voice
同义词: atrocious / abominable / dreadful / painful / terrible / unspeakable
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
同义词: nasty
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
awful worshippers with bowed heads
同义词: awed
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
同义词: frightful / terrible / tremendous
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath
同义词: amazing / awe-inspiring / awesome / awing
... awesome可怕的,使人敬畏的 awful可怕的,尊严的 糟糕的 awkward笨拙的;棘手的,难处理的 ...
...,这得益于我周围的各国同学和我房友Kanthan的共同努力,但是也仅局限于跟别人拉拉家常,这个课对我来说简直可以用awful(糟糕的)来形容。
... desert:沙漠;荒原 awful:可怕的;极坏的;使人敬畏的 stale:陈腐的;不新鲜的 ...
Slowly the awful truth dawned.
可怕的事实慢慢地清晰起来。
What blooming awful weather!
多糟糕的天气!
What bloody awful weather!
多么糟糕透顶的天气!
Professor Jones admitted to the committee that some of the messages were what he called awful.
VOA : special.2010.04.27
But there are an awful lot of computations for which this is the right way to do it.
对,可能,这要花一会儿功夫。
计算机科学及编程导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
The Swedish army was 110,000 people, soldiers. That's an awful lot.
瑞典有十一万军队 数字多得惊人
欧洲文明课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
A senior official who spoke to reporters here called the idea to put the tent in Englewood "awful,"
VOA : standard.2009.08.24
My feet hurt. Mama always saidthere's an awful lot you can tell abouta person by their shoes.
VOA : standard.other
For an awful lot of people, paying now is the smart thing to do.
But he brought with him an awful lot of jam tomorrow as well as accountability today.
And that's really the way the credit markets were functioning not so awful long ago.