dread

[dred]

v.惧怕, 担心
n.恐惧, 可怕的人或事
adj.恐怖的, 使人敬畏的

vt.

惧怕; 担心[+to-v][+v-ing][+(that)]

She dreads going to the dentist.

她怕去看牙医。

He dreads to see her again.

他怕再见到她。

He dreaded the interview with Mrs. Fox.

他惧怕与福克斯夫人会见。

vi.

惧怕; 担心

n.

1. 畏惧, 恐怖; 担心[U][S1][(+of)]

She has a dread of snakes.

她惧怕蛇。

2. 可怕的东西(或人)[C]

Plague was a great dread.

瘟疫曾是十分恐怖的事。

3. 【俚】拉斯特法瑞信徒(Rastafarian)

a.

1. 令人畏惧的, 非常可怕的[B]

2. 严重的; 重要的

词形变化

动词过去式: dreaded | 动词过去分词: dreaded | 动词现在分词: dreading | 动词第三人称单数: dreads |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.惧怕; 担心

fear  be afraid  

同义参见:

horror  funk  fright  terror  apprehend  fearful  anxiety  consternation  awe  panic  

英英释义

名词 dread:

fearful expectation or anticipation

同义词：apprehension, apprehensiveness

动词 dread:

be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

同义词：fear

形容词 dread:

causing fear or dread or terror

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

补充

dreaddread英:[dred] 美:[drɛd]vt.1.害怕, 恐惧; 担心We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。The little boy dreads going to bed in the dark.这孩子不敢在黑暗中睡觉。n.1.恐惧, 畏惧2.令人恐惧的事物

例句

1. his growing dread of getting old他对衰老与日俱增的恐惧 2. She thought with dread of the cold winters to come.她一想到即将到来的寒冬心里就打战。 3. She had begun to dread his visits.她开始担心他的造访了。 4. I dreaded coming back home.我害怕回家。 5. I suffer badly from cold sores and dread them appearing on my wedding day.我得了严重的唇疱疹, 生怕在婚礼那天发作。 6. I'd been dreading that the birth would take a long time.我之前一直在担心分娩的时间会很长。 7. She dreaded going to places where she had had an attack.她非常害怕去那些自己曾经遭受袭击的地方。 8. I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency.我不愿意去想万一发生重大紧急事件会出现什么情况。 9. a more effective national policy to combat this dread disease对抗这种可怕疾病的更有效的国家政策 10. the dread phrase 'politically correct'“政治上正确”这一令人不快的短语 11. the dread God, the Father of us all令人敬畏的上帝, 世人的父亲 12. to dread death怕死 13. to dread being ill害怕生病 14. He dreaded that his wife would find out.他很怕他妻子发现。 15. I dread going to the dancing parties.我讨厌参加舞会。 16. I dread to think what will happen next.我不愿想下一次会发生什么。 17. She constantly dreaded.她时刻感到害怕。 18. Jane was dreading the party.简对这次聚会深感畏惧。 19. [with infinitive]I dread to think what Russell will say.我不敢去想拉塞尔会说些什么。 20. the thought of returning to London filled her with dread.想到要回伦敦，她便满怀恐惧。 21. [in sing.]I used to have a dread of Friday afternoons.我曾对星期五下午有种恐惧。 22. the band appeals to dreads and baldheads alike.将头发梳成“骇人”长发绺的人和光头汉都喜欢这支乐队。 23. he was stricken with the dread disease and died.他患了那种可怕的病死去了。 24. that dread being we dare oppose.我们胆敢反对的那个可怕的东西。 25. I'm dreading the exams.我很担心这次考试。 26. She dreaded having to tell him what had happened.她很怕告诉他所发生的事情。 27. He can't swim and dreads going in the water.他不会游泳，害怕入水。 28. She dreaded making speeches in front of large audiences.她害怕在大庭广众面前演讲。 29. I dread the day I will have to leave my friends.我害怕有一天我不得不离开我的朋友。 30. I dread the thought of moving next week.一想到下周搬家我就害怕。 31. I dread to think about what they might do next.我不敢想他们接下来可能干出什么事。 32. The dreaded moment had arrived.令人恐惧的时刻到来了。 33. a dreaded disease可怕的疾病 34. the dreaded word “cancer”“癌症”这个令人恐惧的词 35. She has a dread of failure.她害怕失败。 36. He lives with the/a constant dread of rejection.他时刻都在担心被拒绝。 37. She awaited her punishment with dread.她怀着恐惧等待受罚。 38. The news about the war fills me with dread.战争的消息使我充满恐惧。 39. They live in constant dread of another attack.他们整天提心吊胆，生怕再次受到袭击。 40. "They lived in tight rows of wooden houses, and fire was a constant dread."他们居住在鳞次栉比的木屋中，时常担心发生火灾。 41. a dread [=dreaded] disease可怕的疾病