1 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ, ADJ that] 恐惧的;害怕的 If you are fearful of something, you are afraid of it. 恐惧的;害怕的 [formal]
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Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis. [+ of]
银行家们害怕会发生一场全球银行业危机。
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I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.
我以前经常感到非常恐惧,非常愤怒,非常孤独。
SYN timid, afraid, frightened, scared
2 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 可怕的;严重的 You use fearful to emphasize how serious or bad a situation is. 可怕的;严重的 [formal, emphasis]
3 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 非常坏的;极坏的 Fearful is used to emphasize that something is very bad. 非常坏的;极坏的 [informal, old-fashioned, emphasis]
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You gave me a fearful shock!
你让我大吃一惊。
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'It sounds the most fearful hard work,' Sybil said later.
“这听起来是极为令人生畏的艰苦工作。”西比尔后来说。
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