英语词汇“awful”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjective | adverb

awfulawful1 /ˈɔfəl/ ●●● S1 adjective

COLLOCATIONS► an awful lot

She used the van an awful lot last month.

THESAURUSnot good► bad

not good or not nice: The plane was delayed because of bad weather. I’d better clean out the refrigerator – it has a bad smell.

► unpleasant

not nice or enjoyable: My sleeping bag was cold and damp and it was unpleasant getting into it.

► poor

not as good as something could or should be: A poor diet can lead to health problems.

► disappointing

not as good as you hoped or expected: The test scores have been disappointing.

► awful

very bad or unpleasant: The traffic was awful.

► terrible

extremely bad: The hotel food was terrible.

► horrible

very bad or upsetting: The weather was horrible all day.

► appalling

formal very bad and very shocking: The country has an appalling human rights record.

► atrocious

extremely bad: Living conditions in the refugee camps were atrocious. My spelling is atrocious.

► horrendous

formal very bad or very frightening or shocking: Police are looking for the man responsible for such a horrendous crime.

► abysmal

formal very bad in quality and of a very low standard: The quality of care at the hospital was abysmal.

► lousy

informal very bad in quality: We had lousy seats and I couldn’t see the game at all.

1very bad, or not nice: The weather was awful. a really awful concert I felt awful about not being able to help. The soup tasted awful. It sounds awful, but I just can’t stand his parents.► see thesaurus at bad12[only before noun] spoken used to emphasize how much or how good, bad, etc. something is: She used the van an awful lot last month.3look/feel awful to look or feel sick: You look awful – what’s wrong?4literary making you feel great admiration or fear: an awful power—awfulness noun [uncountable]

单词	awful
释义	adjective \| adverb awfulawful1 /ˈɔfəl/ ●●● S1 adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS► an awful lot She used the van an awful lot last month. Thesaurus THESAURUSnot good► bad not good or not nice: The plane was delayed because of bad weather. I’d better clean out the refrigerator – it has a bad smell. ► unpleasant not nice or enjoyable: My sleeping bag was cold and damp and it was unpleasant getting into it. ► poor not as good as something could or should be: A poor diet can lead to health problems. ► disappointing not as good as you hoped or expected: The test scores have been disappointing. ► awful very bad or unpleasant: The traffic was awful. ► terrible extremely bad: The hotel food was terrible. ► horrible very bad or upsetting: The weather was horrible all day. ► appalling formal very bad and very shocking: The country has an appalling human rights record. ► atrocious extremely bad: Living conditions in the refugee camps were atrocious. My spelling is atrocious. ► horrendous formal very bad or very frightening or shocking: Police are looking for the man responsible for such a horrendous crime. ► abysmal formal very bad in quality and of a very low standard: The quality of care at the hospital was abysmal. ► lousy informal very bad in quality: We had lousy seats and I couldn’t see the game at all. 1very bad, or not nice: The weather was awful. a really awful concert I felt awful about not being able to help. The soup tasted awful. It sounds awful, but I just can’t stand his parents.► see thesaurus at bad12[only before noun] spoken used to emphasize how much or how good, bad, etc. something is: She used the van an awful lot last month.3look/feel awful to look or feel sick: You look awful – what’s wrong?4literary making you feel great admiration or fear: an awful power—awfulness noun [uncountable] adjective \| adverb awfulawful2 adverb [+ adj./adv.] spoken nonstandard very: an awful cute kid
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