awful
- adj.很坏的;非常的;很多的;可怕的;骇人听闻的;过多的;极讨厌的
- adv.非常;极其
派生词： awfulness n.
aw(e) 敬畏,惊叹 + -ful 形容词后缀
awfuladj.
很坏的；极讨厌的
very bad or unpleasant
That's an awful colour.
那颜色难看得很。
‘They didn't even offer to pay.’ ‘Oh that's awful.’
“他们甚至不主动付钱。”“哦，这真不像话。”
It's awful, isn't it?
糟糕透了，不是吗？
The weather last summer was awful.
去年夏季天气真坏。
I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.
我忘了她的生日，感到很难过。
to look/feel awful (= to look/feel ill)
面带病容；感到很不舒服
There's an awful smell in here.
这里有股很难闻的味道。
The awful thing is, it was my fault.
糟糕的是，这是我的过失。
非常的；很多的；过多的
used to emphasize sth, especially that there is a large amount or too much of sth
It's going to cost an awful lot of money.
这要花非常多的钱。
There's not an awful lot of room.
没有很多的空间。
I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.
我觉得身体比昨天好得多了。
I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult) .
说服他来真是费劲死了。
骇人听闻的；可怕的
very shocking
the awful horrors of war
骇人听闻的战争恐怖
the sheer awfulness of the situation
糟透了的情况
adv.
informal especially NAmE非常；极其
very; extremely
Clint is awful smart.
克林特机灵极了。
These words all describe sth that is very unpleasant.以上各词均指事物令人不快。
very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving指糟透了的、非常讨厌的、令人极不快的、可怕的、骇人的：
What terrible news!
多么骇人听闻的消息！
That's a terrible thing to say!
说这话太难听了！
( rather informal ) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving指很坏的、极讨厌的（用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不高兴的事物）：
That's an awful colour.
那颜色难看得很。
The weather last summer was awful.
刚过去的夏季天气真糟糕。
( rather informal ) very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like指极坏的、十分讨厌的（用以形容令人不快的事物）：
The coffee tasted horrible.
这咖啡难喝极了。
( rather informal , especially BrE ) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of指糟糕透顶的、讨厌的（用以形容令人不快或反对的事物）：
What dreadful weather!
多么讨厌的天气！
( informal ) extremely bad or unpleasant指糟糕透顶的、可恶的、极坏的：
There was a vile smell coming from the room.
房间里传来令人恶心的气味。
He was in a vile mood.
他的心情坏极了。
( informal , especially BrE ) extremely bad or unpleasant指很糟的、令人十分不快的：
This tastes foul.
这难吃极了。
Both these words can be used in informal language to describe the weather, things that affect the senses, and people being in a bad mood. Foul is used to describe things that are dirty, smell bad, and may carry disease. |
awful
-
1
ADJ-GRADED 让人讨厌的；糟糕的
If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.We met and I thought he was awful...
我们见了面，我觉得他很讨人厌。
-
The programme's awfulness has ensured it is talked about.
节目如此糟糕，肯定会被人议论。
-
3
ADJ-GRADED 使人不愉快的；令人震惊的；可怕的；极坏的
If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.Her injuries were massive. It was awful...
她遍体鳞伤。太可怕了。
-
4
ADJ-GRADED 生病的;不舒服的
If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill.I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful...
我基本上没睡，觉得很难受。
-
5
ADJ （量）极大的，极多的
You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is.I've got an awful lot of work to do.
我有一大堆事情要做。
-
The caramel looks awfully good...
黄油奶糖看上去非常好吃。
-
7
ADV （与表示特征的形容词连用，用于强调）极度地，非常
You can use awful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality.Gosh, you're awful pretty...
天哪，你太漂亮了！
adj
-
1
- causing fear or dread or terror
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
- Synonym: dire direful dread(a) dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible
-
2
- 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
- Synonym: atrocious abominable dreadful painful terrible unspeakable
-
3
- inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
- New York is an amazing city
- the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
- the awesome complexity of the universe
- this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melvill
- Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
- Synonym: amazing awe-inspiring awesome awing
-
4
- 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?"- Ezra Poun
- Synonym: nasty
-
5
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
- in a frightful hurry
- spent a frightful amount of money
- Synonym: frightful terrible tremendous
-
6
- inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
- awed by the silence
- awful worshippers with bowed heads
- Synonym: awed
adv
-
1
- used as intensifiers
- terribly interesting
- I'm awful sorry
- Synonym: terribly awfully frightfully
数据来源：WordNet
-
Most people found him an awful nuisance .
大多数人觉得他是个极讨厌的人。
-
One person who won 't be invited is that awful man who lives downstairs .
个不会被邀请的人就是住在楼下的那个极讨厌的家伙。
-
I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday .
我觉得身体比昨天好得多了。
-
She still has an awful lot to learn .
她要学的还多着呢。
-
She says awful things when she 's in a temper .
她一发脾气说话就难听。
-
There 's not an awful lot of room .
没有很多的空间。
-
He was disgusted to see such awful living conditions .
看到如此糟糕的生活环境他觉得很气愤。
-
The weather last summer was awful .
去年夏季天气真坏。
-
The weather last summer was awful .
刚过去的夏季天气真糟糕。
-
The thought of war is too awful to contemplate .
战争太可怕了，真不敢去想。
-
An awful thought has just struck me .
刚才我脑子里突然闪过一个可怕的念头。
-
The children were making an awful din .
孩子们吵得厉害。
-
It was an awful job and I 'm glad to be out of it .
那件差事简直是受罪，我很高兴摆脱掉了。
-
I feel awful about forgetting her birthday .
我忘了她的生日，感到很难过。
-
An awful smell exuded from the creature 's body .
这个动物身上发出难闻的气味。
-
There 's an awful smell in here .
这里有股很难闻的味道。
-
What awful weather !
天气太糟糕了！
-
Slowly the awful truth dawned .
可怕的事实慢慢地清晰起来。
-
It 's awful , isn 't it ?
糟糕透了，不是吗？
-
What blooming awful weather !
多糟糕的天气！
-
What bloody awful weather !
多么糟糕透顶的天气！
-
How perfectly awful !
简直是一塌糊涂！
-
Clint is awful smart .
克林特机灵极了。
-
You know , 10 years sounds like an awful long time .
你知道，10年听起来遥遥无期。
-
The conditions in there are awful , you know
你要知道，那里的条件很艰苦。
-
Even if the weather 's awful there 's lots to do
即使天气很差，也还有好多事情可做。
-
Between you and me , though , it 's been awful for business
不过你我之间说说，这事儿办得真不怎么样。
-
I must make it up to him for the awful intrusion of last night .
因为昨晚过分的打扰，我必须对他有所补偿。
-
It looked as though the storm had an awful lot of force .
看上去暴风雨来势汹汹。
-
I don 't know how often I heard the same awful jokes
这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。
同义词
bad dreadful horrible terrible great hairy horrendous fearful frightful gruesome horrific grisly horrid monstrous formidable ghastly champion foul hideous infernal pestilential
beastly deeply most fiendishly mightily incredibly quite pretty crushingly hugely all bad very highly dreadfully thoroughly dearly yay mighty seriously fabulously enormously exceedingly vitally damn jolly extremely sorely stiff grossly absolutely immensely much singularly wonderfully greatly plenty lekker rotten eminently perfectly uncommonly such far wildly frightfully heartily deadly blindingly devilishly supremely dead unco remarkably terribly agonizingly bitterly real screamingly lot infinitely