awful

['ɔ:ful]

adj.糟糕的, 可怕的, 充满敬畏的, 难受的
adv.极其

a.

1. 可怕的, 吓人的

We had an awful earthquake here last year.

去年我们这里发生了可怕的地震。

2. 使人敬畏的; 满怀敬畏的

3. 不舒服的

4. 【口】极坏的, 极糟的

His grammar is awful.

他的语法糟透了。

5. 【口】非常的, 十分的; 大量的[B]

an awful lot of money

大量的钱

ad.

【口】十分, 极其

I'm awful tired.

我疲倦极了。

词形变化

副词: awfully | 名词: awfulness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.可怕的, 吓人的

brutal  ruthless  terrible  horrible  appalling  unpleasant  atrocious  dreadful  wicked  wretched  cruel  savage  

同义参见:

fearful  putrid  abominable  dire  morbid  contemptible  frightful  alarming  grievous  

英英释义

形容词 awful:

exceptionally bad or displeasing

同义词：atrocious, abominable, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable

causing fear or dread or terror

同义词：dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible

offensive or even (of persons) malicious- Ezra Pound

同义词：nasty

inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

同义词：awed

extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

同义词：frightful, terrible, tremendous

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

同义词：amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awing

副词 awful:

used as intensifiers

同义词：terribly, awfully, frightfully

补充

awfulawful英:[ˈɔ:ful] 美:[ˈɔfəl]adj.1.糟糕的, 可怕的, 惊人的The weather is awful today.今天天气坏透了。2.非常的, 极大的

例句

1. his awful jokes他的龌龊笑话 2. Rotherham is an awful place.罗瑟勒姆是个可怕的地方。 3. I hardly slept, and felt awful.我几乎没睡, 觉得不舒服。 4. I looked awful and felt quite shaky.我脸色很差, 觉得快要倒下了。 5. Jeans look awful on me.我穿牛仔裤很难看。 6. It was an awful shock.这太令人震惊了。 7. That's awful!这可太糟糕了！ 8. that awful war那场可怕的战争 9. I've got an awful lot of work to do.我有一大堆事情要做。 10. It must have taken an awful lot of courage.这必定需要很大的勇气。 11. Gosh, you're awful pretty.天哪, 你太漂亮了！ 12. Ten years sounds like an awful long time.十年听起来是很长一段时间。 13. He was awful nice.他为人非常好。 14. the place smelled awful.这个地方散发出一股难闻的气味。 15. I look awful in a swimsuit.我穿泳装难看极了。 16. an awful speech.糟糕的演讲。 17. awful, bloody images.恐怖又血腥的景象。 18. I've made an awful fool of myself.我大出洋相。 19. I felt awful for being so angry with him.我为对他发那么大火感到不安。 20. you look awful—you should go and lie down.你看上去身体不适，该去躺一会儿。 21. we're an awful long way from the motorway.我们离高速公路还远着呢。 22. we've had an awful lot of letters.我们有很多信。 23. you've still got an awful lot to learn.你还有很多东西要学。 24. We had an awful holiday. It rained every day.我们的假期很糟糕，每天都下雨。 25. I feel awful -- I think I'll go to bed.我觉得很不舒服，想去睡了。 26. What an awful thing to say!竟说出这样的恶言恶语来！ 27. I'm afraid there's been some awful news.恐怕有些坏消息呢。 28. The music was awful.这音乐太难听了。 29. They heard the most awful sounds.他们听到了最令人讨厌的声音。 30. awful things began to happen.倒霉的事情开始降临。 31. The weather was awful.天气非常糟糕。 32. He has some awful disease.他患有某种重病。 33. That joke is just/pretty/really/truly awful.那个玩笑确实令人不悦。 34. He's an awful person.他是个讨厌的人。 35. That's an awful thing to say.那是一件说起来让人颇感不悦的事情。 36. She has awful manners.她的态度很恶劣。 37. Who painted the house that awful color?谁把房子漆成如此难看的颜色？ 38. I don't know what's wrong with me but I feel awful. [=very sick]我不知道我身体哪儿出问题了，但我感觉不舒服。 39. I feel awful [=very sorry] about what happened.我对发生的事感到难过。 40. The mountains have an awful majesty.这些山脉有令人敬畏的雄伟气势。 41. They lost an awful lot of money.他们丢失了一大笔钱。 42. She does an awful lot of talking.她说起话来长篇大论。 43. I like him an awful lot. [=I like him a lot]我非常喜欢他。 44. the sheer awfulness of it all它令人敬畏之处 45. the awfulness of the disease那种疾病的可怕之处 46. He was awful tired.他累极了。 47. We haven't heard from him in an awful long time.我们好久没收到他的来信了。 48. You've come an awful long way.你走了好远的路。