awful
英 ['??f?l]
美['?fl]
- adj. 可怕的；極壞的；使人敬畏的
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詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?awfulness;
中文詞源
awful 極討厭的
來自PIE *agh, 害怕。
英文詞源
- awful (adj.)
- c. 1300, agheful "worthy of respect or fear," from aghe, an earlier form of awe (n.), + -ful. The Old English word was egefull. Weakened sense "very bad" is from 1809; weakened sense of "exceedingly" is by 1818.
雙語例句
- 1. I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes.
- 這種千篇一律的爛笑話我不知道聽過多少回了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I've got an awful lot of work to do.
- 我有一大堆事情要做。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The helicopter turned at an awful angle before righting itself.
- 直升機(jī)在恢復(fù)平穩(wěn)之前傾斜得很厲害。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Between you and me, though, it's been awful for business.
- 不過你我之間說說，這事兒辦得真不怎么樣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. These guys talk an awful load of old cobblers.
- 這些人純粹是胡說八道。
來自柯林斯例句