frightful

释义

adj.可怕的; 惊人的; 令人毛骨悚然的; 讨厌的，丑恶的

实用场景例句

The war was so frightful that my dad couldn't bring himself to discuss it.

那场战争如此可怕，以至于我父亲无法让自己谈论它。

金山词霸

He was caught in a frightful mess with no way out...

他陷入了一个可怕的烂摊子，无法脱身。

金山词霸

How frightful it is that even our dearest friends revel in circulating vicious gossip.

令人惊骇的是，甚至我们最亲爱的朋友也沉迷于散布恶毒的闲言碎语。

金山词霸

a frightful storm

一场可怕的暴风雨

金山词霸

It was utterly frightful!

简直可怕极了！

金山词霸

This kitchen's in a frightful state.

这厨房脏乱不堪。

金山词霸

It was a frightful storm.

那是一次可怕的风暴.

《用法词典》

The situation is frightful, but it's just piling on the agony to keep discussing it.

情况很可怕, 可是还一个劲儿地议论让人觉得更可怕.

辞典例句

Once more, the two spectators started, as he turned upon her with a frightful suddenness.

两个旁观者又吓了一跳, 因为他令人害怕地突然转向了她.

英汉文学 - 双城记

The smell was frightful.

这气味难闻极了.

《简明英汉词典》

The battle resulted in a frightful slaughter.

战斗以可怕的大屠杀告终.

《简明英汉词典》

He speaks in frightful Spanish.

他讲的是蹩脚的西班牙语.

辞典例句

We had a frightful journey.

我们作了一次不愉快的旅行.

期刊摘选

She tended to wear frightful hats with feathers.

她常常戴着吓人的带羽毛的帽子.

期刊摘选

A frightful traffic disaster was avoided.

一次可怕的交通事故避免了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Do you wish this frightful secret to remain with us?

你愿意这个可怕的秘密只有我们两个人知道 吗 ?

期刊摘选

Though the casualties at the front are really frightful!

可是前方的死伤实在也了不起呀!

期刊摘选

The frightful apparatus worked smoothly without a sound.

这可怕的装置无声无息地平稳运转着.

辞典例句

He seemed pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

他看上去脸色苍白,全身衣服弄得一团糟.

期刊摘选

America today is a world away from the cruel and frightful bigotry of that time.

今天的美国已经完全不同于当时那个充满残酷和丑陋偏见的时代.

期刊摘选

They thought it was a frightful journey.

他们认为那是一次极不舒服的旅行.

期刊摘选

By now Black Iron face was in a frightful passion , her face quivering with anger.

他看见那铁黑脸哆嗦着,伸手去抓电话.

期刊摘选

These frightful experiences are branded in my memory.

这些可怕的经历铭记在他的记忆里.

期刊摘选

He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

他看上去脸色苍白,一身衣服弄得一塌糊涂.

《用法词典》

It was with the greatest difficulty that the boy gathered the strength to speak, but spoke with a frightful emphasis.

那个男孩艰难地、费了很大力气说出话来, 然而他吐字有力,使人惊惧.

《简明英汉词典》

英英释义

Adjective

1. provoking horror;

"an atrocious automobile accident"

"a frightful crime of decapitation"

"an alarming, even horrifying, picture"

"war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill

"an ugly wound"

2. extreme in degree;

"in a frightful hurry"

"spent a frightful amount of money"

3. extremely distressing;

"fearful slum conditions"

"a frightful mistake"

"suffered terrible thirst"