dreaded

美 [ˈdredɪd]英 [ˈdredɪd]
  • adj.可怕的;令人害怕的
  • v.非常害怕;极为担心
  • dread的过去分词和过去式
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adj.

only before noun令人害怕的;可怕的
causing fear

The dreaded moment had finally arrived.

可怕的时刻终于来到了。

Did I hear the dreaded word ‘homework’?

我是不是听到“家庭作业”这可怕的字眼了?

also formal dread

dreaded

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 可怕的;令人畏惧的
    Dreaded means terrible and greatly feared.

    No one knew how to treat this dreaded disease.

    没人知道如何治疗这种可怕的疾病。

  • 2
    ADJ 令人恼火的;不方便的;不想要的
    You can use the dreaded to describe something that you, or a particular group of people, find annoying, inconvenient, or undesirable.

    She's a victim of the dreaded hay fever...

    她患上了花粉热这种讨厌的病症。

adj

1
causing fear or dread or terror
the awful war
an awful risk
dire news
a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
the dread presence of the headmaster
polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
a dreadful storm
a fearful howling
horrendous explosions shook the city
a terrible curse
Synonym: awful dire direful dread(a) dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible

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  1. Sidiki Coulibaly was visibly shaken as he waited for the dreaded news .

    西狄奇库利巴利明显地在战抖,因为他等待着令人害怕的新闻。

  2. Did I hear the dreaded word ' homework ' ?

    我是不是听到“家庭作业”这可怕的字眼了?

  3. My greatest dread is that my parents will find out .

    我最担心的就是父母会察觉出来。

  4. I dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire here .

    我不敢想象假如这儿真的发生火灾会是什么情景。

  5. I dread to think what will become of them if they lose their home .

    我不敢设想他们如果无家可归将会怎么样。

  6. The committee members live in dread of anything that may cause a scandal .

    委员会成员整天提心吊胆,生怕有什么事会引起流言飞语。

  7. The prospect of growing old fills me with dread .

    想到人会一天天老下去便使我充满恐惧。

  8. The dreaded moment had finally arrived .

    可怕的时刻终于来到了。

  9. We lived in mortal dread of him discovering our secret .

    因为害怕他发现我们的秘密,我们终日惶恐不安。

  10. She has an irrational dread of hospitals .

    她莫名其妙地害怕医院。

  11. I dread being sick .

    我特别害怕生病。

  12. It 's the dreaded lurgy !

    就是那种吓人的小病!

  13. No one knew how to treat this dreaded disease .

    没人知道如何治疗这种可怕的疾病。

  14. I dread to think what our telephone bill is going to be

    我不敢想象我们的电话费会有多少。

  15. I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency

    我不敢想在重大紧急情况下会发生什么。

  16. I 've got to go home , but Lord knows I dread it .

    我必须得回家了,不过是个人都知道我很怕回去。

  17. She thought with dread of the cold winters to come .

    她害怕即将来临的寒冷冬季。

  18. I dread to think what Hollywood is planning to do with this interesting little story .

    我不敢想好莱坞打算如何处理这个有趣的小故事。

  19. Inarticulate and rather shy , he had always dreaded speaking in public

    他不善言辞又相当害羞,一直害怕在公共场合讲话。

  20. Team orders on the final day were to avoid the dreaded blank at all costs .

    最后一天,队里的指示就是不惜一切代价实现零的突破。

  21. I dreaded coming back , to be honest

    说实话,我生怕回来。

  22. I suffer badly from cold sores and dread them appearing on my wedding day

    我的唇疱疹很严重,我真担心它会在我的婚礼上发作。

  23. Politicians began to use the dreaded R-word : recession .

    政客们开始使用令人恐惧的R字头词:recession(经济衰退)。

  24. Do you look forward to old age , or do you dread frailty , loss of memory and dependence on others ?

    你是期望变老,还是害怕自己年迈体衰、记忆减退,而且还要依赖他人?

  25. This is the type of flood dreaded by cavers

    这正是洞穴探险者害怕的那种洪水。

  26. She 's a victim of the dreaded hay fever

    她患上了花粉热这种讨厌的病症。

  27. The old dread knotted her stomach .

    从前那些可怕的经历让她的心都揪紧了。

  28. He lived in dread of the manager discovering the truth .

    他生活在恐惧中,害怕经理发现真相。

  29. Ruth has an irrational dread of hospitals .

    鲁丝莫名其妙地害怕医院。

  30. What I dread is to get into a rut . One yearns for freshness of thought and ideas .

    我害怕的就是墨守成规。人总是向往新思想和新观念的。