frightful

['fraitfəl]

adj.可怕的, 吓人的

a.

1. 可怕的

I was awakened by a frightful clap of thunder.

我被一声可怕的雷声惊醒。

2. 难看的, 丑的

3. 【口】非常的; 讨厌的; 不快的

We had a frightful journey.

我们作了一次不愉快的旅行。

词形变化

副词: frightfully | 名词: fright-fulness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.可怕的

dreadful  terrible  grievous  dire  grim  baleful  dark  terrifying  threatening  shocking  appalling  outrageous  amazing  startling  surprising  distressing  harrowing  redoubtable  fearsome  fearful  formidable  awful

a.骇人听闻的

horrible  horrid  horrendous  monstrous  atrocious  hideous  ghastly  grisly  gruesome  unspeakable  abhorrent  revolting  disgusting  repulsive  repugnant  loathsome  abominable  detestable  odious  vile  nasty

a.讨厌的

unpleasant  unpleasing  disagreeable  

同义参见:

alarming  stony  

英英释义

形容词 frightful:

provoking horror

同义词：atrocious, horrifying, horrible, ugly

extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

同义词：terrible, awful, tremendous

extremely distressing

同义词：fearful

补充

frightfulfrightful英:[ˈfraitful] 美:[ˈfraɪtfəl]adj.1.吓人的, 令人惊恐的2.令人不快的, 可怕的

例句

1. My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.我父亲无法再谈起那场战争, 它太可怕了。 2. There was no frightful trauma.没有留下可怕的心理创伤。 3. He got himself into a frightful muddle.他使自己陷入极度困惑之中。 4. What frightful gossips people are, even one's best friends.人们都喜欢说三道四, 甚至连最好的朋友也是, 真让人生厌。 5. there's been a most frightful accident.那里发生了一件非常严重的事故。 6. her hair was a frightful mess.她的头发乱作一团。 7. The weather this summer has been frightful.这个夏天的天气可真糟糕。 8. We're in a frightful rush.我们赶得急死了。 9. "As he fell, he let out a frightful scream."他摔倒时发出了一声骇人的尖叫。 10. a frightful illness that causes extreme pain引起极端痛苦的可怕疾病 11. The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.孩子们把厨房弄得一片混乱。 12. Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.许多评论家都对这首歌曲糟糕的歌词表示震惊。 13. a frightful thirst极度的干渴