dread

英[dred]
美[dred]

基本释义

v.
非常担心,极为害怕
n.
恐惧,令人恐惧的事物
adj.
可怕的; 恼火的

词性变化

实用例句

This was the moment he had been dreading.

这是他一直最担心的时刻。

牛津词典

I dread being sick.

我特别害怕生病。

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She dreads her husband finding out.

她生怕丈夫察觉出来。

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I dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire here.

我不敢想象假如这儿真的发生火灾会是什么情景。

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The prospect of growing old fills me with dread .

想到人会一天天老下去便使我充满恐惧。

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She has an irrational dread of hospitals.

她莫名其妙地害怕医院。

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The committee members live in dread of (= are always worried about) anything that may cause a scandal.

委员会成员整天提心吊胆,生怕有什么事会引起流言飞语。

牛津词典

My greatest dread is that my parents will find out.

我最担心的就是父母会察觉出来。

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I'm dreading Christmas this year...

今年我非常害怕过圣诞节。

I dreaded coming back, to be honest...

说实话,我生怕回来。

She thought with dread of the cold winters to come.

她害怕即将来临的寒冷冬季。

...a more effective national policy to combat this dread disease.

对抗这可怕疾病的更有效的国家政策

...the dread phrase 'politically correct'.

令人不快的短语“政治上正确”

I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency...

我不敢想在重大紧急情况下会发生什么。

I dread to think what Hollywood is planning to do with this interesting little story.

我不敢想好莱坞打算如何处理这个有趣的小故事。

The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.

乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下.

飘(部分)

Is not dread of thirst when your well is full , thirst unquenchable?

对需求的恐惧, 不就是需求本身 吗 ?

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By day the darkness fills him with dread; and anguish overpower him.

黑暗的日子使他恐怖, 困苦艰难跟随着他,好象准备厮杀的君王.

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Shall not his excellency make you afraid ? and his dread fall upon you?

11他的尊荣岂不叫你们惧怕 吗 .他的惊吓岂不临到你们 吗 .

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He felt an indescribable sensation somewhat akin to dread.

他感到一种形容不出的感觉,有点近于恐怖.

辞典例句

Kids dread them, their parents reluctantly accept them, and the government mandates them.

孩子们害怕打针, 他们的父母不情愿地接受, 政府则明令强制疫苗接种.

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Don't approach the task with dread.

不要害怕开始这项任务.

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These girls all dread working alone night duty.

这些女孩子都害怕晚上单身一人值夜班.

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I dread at Wall Street tomorrow.

我怕看华尔街的明天.

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Sailors have a curious dread of the place.

海员对那地方怀有莫名其妙的恐惧.

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After her shoplifting spree she lived in mortal dread of being found out.

在商店连番行窃之后,她惶恐终日,害怕给人发现.

《简明英汉词典》

A sudden numbing fear or dread.

突然的、使人麻木的恐怖.

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The prospect of a commodities powerhouse filled customers with dread.

商品货物的前景也令消费者堪忧.

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Dread Lord gains Inferno spell, which replaces Dark Summoning.

恐怖领主的终极法术是地狱火而不是以前的黑暗召唤.

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英英释义

Noun
  • 1. fearful expectation or anticipation;

    "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

Verb
  • 1. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;

    "I fear the winters in Moscow"

    "We should not fear the Communists!"

Adjective
  • 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"

同义词辨析

alarm, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror, dread

这些名词均含"恐惧,惧怕,惊恐"之意。

  • alarm:强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。
  • fear:普通用词,侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。
  • fright:通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧,有时含夸张意味。
  • horror:侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。
  • panic:常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。
  • terror:指极大的恐惧和惊骇,语气最强。
  • dread:可与fear换用,着重害怕的心理,但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。