1 ADJ-GRADED 讨厌的;令人不快的;可怕的 Frightful means very bad or unpleasant. 讨厌的;令人不快的;可怕的 [old-fashioned]
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 非常的;极度的 Frightful is used to emphasize the extent or degree of something, usually something bad. 非常的;极度的 [informal, old-fashioned, emphasis]
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He got himself into a frightful muddle.
他把自己卷进了一个不可收拾的乱摊子。
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What frightful gossips people are, even one's best friends.
人们最爱散布流言蜚语,哪怕是自己最好的朋友也不例外。
SYN dreadful, great, terrible, extreme
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