| 单词 | dread |
| 释义 | dread —dread /dred/ noun [U] ► F0 a strong feeling of fear or worry: » The prospect of working full-time fills me with dread.» I live in dread of bumping into her in the street.Thesaurus+: ↑Fear and phobias , ↑Anxiety and worry - general wordsdread adjective [before noun] FORMAL► F0» The dread spectre of civil war looms over the country.Thesaurus+: ↑Serious and unpleasant , ↑Not attractive to look at , ↑Informal words for baddreaded /ˈdred.ɪd/ adjective [before noun] HUMOROUS ► F0» My dreaded cousin is coming to stay!Thesaurus+: ↑Serious and unpleasant , ↑Not attractive to look at , ↑Informal words for bad verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for dread C2 to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen: » He's dreading his driving test - he's sure he's going to fail.» [+ -ing verb] I'm dreading having to meet his parents.Thesaurus+: ↑AfraidThesaurus+: ↑Causing anxiety and worry , ↑Making people sad, shocked and upsetdread to thinkC2 used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying: » I dread to think what would happen if he was left to cope on his own.Thesaurus+: ↑Anxious and worried• • • Extra Examples:» We are dreading the idea of having my son's friends to stay.» I dread to think what they say about me behind my back.» That night as he dreamed, the warrior was confronted by the enemy he dreaded most.» Although I was absolutely dreading telling Dad, he was actually very understanding when I told him.» What is now happening in the country is what I dreaded most - it is descending into anarchy and civil war. dread adjective [before noun] FORMAL ► F0» The dread spectre of civil war looms over the country.Thesaurus+: ↑Serious and unpleasant , ↑Not attractive to look at , ↑Informal words for badMain Entry: ↑dread |
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