1 ADJ-GRADED 让人讨厌的；糟糕的 If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good. 让人讨厌的；糟糕的
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We met and I thought he was awful.
我们见了面，我觉得他很讨人厌。
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I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.
我在伦敦再也呆不下去了！简直是个糟糕至极的地方。
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...an awful smell of paint.
难闻的油漆味
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Even if the weather's awful there's lots to do.
即使天气很差，也还有好多事情可做。
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Jeans look awful on me.
我穿牛仔裤难看极了。
SYN bad, poor, terrible [informal] , appalling
2 ADJ-GRADED 使人不愉快的；令人震惊的；可怕的；极坏的 If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad. 使人不愉快的；令人震惊的；可怕的；极坏的
SYN shocking, serious, alarming, distressing
3 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 生病的;不舒服的 If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill. 生病的;不舒服的
SYN unwell, poorly [informal] , ill, terrible
4 ADJ [ADJ n] （量）极大的，极多的 You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is. （量）极大的，极多的 [emphasis]
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The caramel looks awfully good.
黄油奶糖看上去非常好吃。
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'I'm awfully sorry,' she told him regretfully.
“我非常抱歉”，她懊悔地向他说道。
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Would you mind awfully waiting a bit, I'll be back right away.
不介意稍微等一会儿吧，我马上就回来。
5 ADV [ADVERB adjective] （与表示特征的形容词连用，用于强调）极度地，非常 You can use awful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality. （与表示特征的形容词连用，用于强调）极度地，非常 [US, informal, emphasis]
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Gosh, you're awful pretty.
天哪，你太漂亮了！
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You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time.
你知道，10年听起来遥遥无期。
SYN very, highly, really, deeply
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| ADJ. | bad, dreadful, horrible, terrible; (ant.) good, nice, pleasing 1 2 |
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