awful
adj
adv
ˈɔːfəl
adj
1
very
bad
or
unpleasant
糟糕的，恶劣的; 讨厌的;
The
weather
was
awful.
天气很糟糕。
He
is
a
pretty
awful
driver.
他是个相当糟糕的驾驶员。
That
fridge
smells
awful.
那台冰箱味道难闻极了。
The
last
six
months
have
been
awful
for
her.
最近六个月对她来说相当难过。
I’ve
stopped
believing
most
of
what
he
says.
Isn’t
that
awful?
他说的大部分话我都已不再相信。那岂不是很糟糕？
I’m
sure
Suzy
is
dead
but
the
awful
thing
is
not
knowing
how
it
happened.
我肯定苏齐死了，但糟糕的是不知道这是怎么一回事。
2
used
to
emphasize
how
much
or
how
good,
bad
etc
something
is
非常
only before noun 仅用于名词前 | spoken
An
awful
lot
of
people
(=a
large
number
of
people)
died
in
the
war
.
战争中死去的人多得不得了。
He
made
me
feel
an
awful
fool.
他让我感觉像个大傻瓜。
3
look/feel awful
to
look
or
feel
ill
看上去/感觉像生病了
She’s
lost
a
lot
of
weight
and
she
looks
awful.
她体重减轻了许多，满脸病容。
4
making
you
feel
great
respect
or
fear
[文] 令人敬畏的
literary
adv
5
very
非常
That
kid’s
awful
cute,
with
her
red
curls.
那孩子一头红鬈发，十分可爱。