fearful

英 ['f??f?l; -f(?)l] 美['f?rf?l]
  • adj. 可怕的；擔(dān)心的；嚴(yán)重的
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詞態(tài)變化

副詞:?fearfully;名詞:?fearfulness;

英文詞源

fearful (adj.)
mid-14c., "causing fear," from fear (n.) + -ful. Meaning "full of fear, timid" (now less common) also is from mid-14c. As a mere emphatic, from 1630s. Related: Fearfully; fearfulness.

雙語例句

1. "It sounds the most fearful hard work," Sybil said later.
“這聽起來是極為令人生畏的艱苦工作?！蔽鞅葼柡髞碚f。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.
我以前經(jīng)常感到非?？謶?，非常憤怒，非常孤獨(dú)。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Our artillery opened up and we heard a fearful wailing and screeching.
我們的炮彈一發(fā)，便聽到可怕的哀號(hào)聲和尖叫聲。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.
因?yàn)閾?dān)心破產(chǎn)，該計(jì)劃的投資者決定放棄這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。

來自柯林斯例句

5. You gave me a fearful shock!
你讓我大吃一驚。

來自柯林斯例句