frightful

英[ˈfraɪtfl]
美[ˈfraɪtfəl]

基本释义

adj.
可怕的; 惊人的; 令人毛骨悚然的; 讨厌的,丑恶的

实用例句

It was absolutely frightful!

简直糟透了!

牛津词典

This room's in a frightful mess.

房间里乱七八糟。

牛津词典

a frightful accident

十分严重的事故

牛津词典

My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.

我父亲没法谈论那场战争,那太可怕了。

He got himself into a frightful muddle...

他把自己卷进了一个不可收拾的乱摊子。

What frightful gossips people are, even one's best friends.

人们最爱散布流言蜚语,哪怕是自己最好的朋友也不例外。

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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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These frightful experiences are branded in my memory.

这些可怕的经历铭记在他的记忆里.

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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》

Look at the influence that man must have. Is it not frightful?

从这里可以看出,此人的来头非同小可. 不是有点可怕 吗 ?

辞典例句

Master Scaufflaire experienced a frightful regret that he had not said a thousand francs.

斯戈弗莱尔深悔没有说一千法郎.

期刊摘选

We're having frightful weather this week.

这一周天气坏极了.

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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"

同义词辨析

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

这些形容词均含"害怕的,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。

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