adj.可怕的;糟糕的
Oh, no! How dreadful! 哦,不!真可怕!
There presents a dreadful sight. 那里呈现出可怕的情景。
We are waiting for God's dreadful judgement. 我们在等待上帝令人生畏的审判。
The dreadful sight chilled her to the marrow. 这种可怕的景象使她感到毛骨悚然。
He wrote off three cars in a year because of his dreadful driving. 因他的可怕的驾车技术,他一年内报废了三辆车。
What a dreadful situation for you. 您的处境真糟糕。
dreadful的基本意思是“可怕的,令人畏惧的”,用来加强语气时作“极端的,极其大的”解,此时常用作定语。dreadful在口语中可用来形容人或物“糟糕的,讨厌的,烦人的”。
adv.可怕地;糟透地;非常