dreadful
/ˈdredfʊl/adjective
1- causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious可怕的, 令人痛苦的; 极其糟糕的; 极其严重的：
there's been a dreadful accident.
发生了一场可怕的事故。
1.1
- extremely disagreeable极不合意的, 非常讨厌的：
the weather was dreadful.
这天气实在让人讨厌。
1.2
- attrib. used to emphasize the degree to which something is the case, especially something regarded with sadness or disapproval（尤指令人伤心或反感的事）极端的, 极其大的：
you're a dreadful flirt.
你真能调情。
1.3
- (of a person or their feelings) troubled（人或其感情）烦恼的, 苦恼的, 忧虑的：
I feel dreadful - I hate myself.
我很苦恼——我讨厌自己。
1.4
- (of a person or their appearance) feeling or looking ill（人或其外观）有病的, 生病的：
she looked quite dreadful and she was struggling for breath.
她看上去病得不轻, 呼吸十分困难。
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