awful

英['ɔ:ful]美['ɔ:ful]

a. 令人畏惧的,可怕的;威严的,庄重的;极度的,非常的
让人讨厌的，坏的

名　词：aw'fulness

副　词：aw'fully

同反义词

同：	[r.] awfully, frightfully, terribly [a.] abominable, awed, dire, nasty
反：	[a.] nice

词义辨析

afraid，fearful，awful，dreadful，frightful，terrible，horrible，terrific，appalling

这些形容词均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。
afraid指由于胆小或怯懦而不敢说或做某事。
fearful普通用词，既指外界情况变化而引起的恐惧，又指来自内心的害怕与焦虑。
awful指威严得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。
dreadful指使人非常恐惧，毛骨悚然，也使人感到讨厌而退缩。
frightful指使人陷入短暂的惊恐或产生毛骨悚然的感觉。
terrible侧重指给人以长久的惊骇，极端的恐怖，令人难以忍受。
horrible指因骇人听闻的丑恶而令人毛骨悚然，着重厌恶的成分多于害怕。
terrific多指外表、形状或力量等的可怕。
appalling指既令害怕又使人惊异、胆寒。

参考例句

That the mildest and the severest acts of public discipline were alike made venerable and awful.
凡涉及公共纪律的条款，不管是最轻微的还是最严重的都同样今他们肃然起敬和望而生畏。收藏
This argument and the awful weight of the hour quelled the would-be heresy-hunters
这一论点，以及当时的严重局势，制止了那些所谓的迫害异端的人们。收藏
In the hotel lounge an awful chamber orchestra was sawing away under a lot of imitation palm leaves.
在旅馆大厅浓密的人造棕叶下，一支蹩脚的室内乐队正在演奏。收藏
The teapot fell with an awful smash.
茶壶掉下来摔得粉碎。收藏
I am certain that if he had ever been faced with the awful choice, Father would have left us and clung to his art
倘使父亲万不得已非割爱不可的话，他一定宁可撇开我们而不放弃绘画。收藏

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英英解释

副词解释：

used as intensifiers
- terribly interesting
- I'm awful sorry
[同] frightfully, awful, awfully, terribly

形容词解释：

offensive or even (of persons) malicious
- in a nasty mood
- a nasty accident
- a nasty shock
- a nasty smell
- a nasty trick to pull
- Will he say nasty things at my funeral?
[同] awful, nasty
[反] nice
exceptionally bad or displeasing
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
[同] abominable, dreadful, atrocious, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable

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