一、詳細(xì)釋義:


adj.

嚇人的,可怕的


例句:

The lightning was followed by a fearful clap of thunder.

閃電之后是一陣可怕的雷聲。


例句:

He felt like doing something fearful.

他想要做些可怕的事情。


害怕的,膽怯的,擔(dān)心的


例句:

I could see this joyful welcome turning into fearful worry.

我看得出來,他那高興迎接的樣子變成了非常擔(dān)憂的樣子。


例句:

I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.

我以前經(jīng)常感到非??謶?,非常憤怒,非常孤獨(dú)。


極端的,嚴(yán)重的


例句:

The region is in a fearful recession.

該地區(qū)處于嚴(yán)重的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退中。


例句:

It sounds the most fearful hard work.

這聽起來是極為令人生畏的艱苦工作。


二、詞義辨析:


afraid,fearful,awful,dreadful,frightful,terrible,horrible,terrific,appalling

這些形容詞均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。 afraid指由于膽小或怯懦而不敢說或做某事。 fearful普通用詞,既指外界情況變化而引起的恐懼,又指來自內(nèi)心的害怕與焦慮。 awful指威嚴(yán)得令人害怕或敬畏,有一定的感情色彩。 dreadful指使人非??謶郑倾と?,也使人感到討厭而退縮。 frightful指使人陷入短暫的驚恐或產(chǎn)生毛骨悚然的感覺。 terrible側(cè)重指給人以長久的驚駭,極端的恐怖,令人難以忍受。 horrible指因駭人聽聞的丑惡而令人毛骨悚然,著重厭惡的成分多于害怕。 terrific多指外表、形狀或力量等的可怕。 appalling指既令害怕又使人驚異、膽寒。


三、參考例句:


The region is in a fearful recession.

該地區(qū)處于嚴(yán)重的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退中。


The wool got in a fearful tangle.

毛線亂成了一團(tuán)。


It sounds the most fearful hard work.

這聽起來是極為令人生畏的艱苦工作。


Don't be fearful of failure.

不要害怕失敗。


She felt very fearful after hearing this.

她聽過這件事之后覺得非??膳隆?/p>

The doctor was fearful that the patient should get worse.

醫(yī)生擔(dān)心病人的情況惡化。


My brother and I listened, fearful and trembling.

哥哥和我聽到這些話,害怕地發(fā)抖。


They were fearful that the river would flood.

他們擔(dān)心河流會(huì)發(fā)洪水。


The lightning was followed by a fearful clap of thunder.

閃電之后是一陣可怕的雷聲。


I could see this joyful welcome turning into fearful worry.

我看得出來,他那高興迎接的樣子變成了非常擔(dān)憂的樣子。