| 释义 |
dread
I. \ˈdred\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan; akin to Old Saxon antdrādan to fear, dread, Old High German intrātan
transitive verb
1.
a. : to fear greatly : be in terror of
< a burned child dreads the fire >
b. archaic : to stand in awe of : reverence
2. : to anticipate with fear of evil, pain, or trouble : look forward to with apprehensiveness : feel great anxiety about
< they dread change, lest it should make matters worse — G.B.Shaw >
intransitive verb
: to be very apprehensive or fearful
< dread not, neither be afraid of them — Deut 1:29 (Authorized Version) >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English drede, dred, from dreden, v.
1.
a. : great fear especially in the face of impending evil : fearful apprehension of danger : anticipatory terror
< looked forward with dread to the night alone in the dark farmhouse — Sherwood Anderson >
< dread of insecurity >
b. archaic : reverential or respectful fear : awe
2. : a person or thing regarded with fear or awe
< the days of wooden ships and wooden homes, when fire was an omnipresent dread — F.W.Saunders >
3. [translation of Danish & German angst] : anxiety 3
Synonyms: see fear
III. adjective
Etymology: Middle English dred, from past participle of dreden, v.
1. : causing great fear or apprehensiveness : frightening
< dread “secret” weapons which are evaluated solely by their capacity to kill — B.M.Baruch >
< a dread disease >
2. : inspiring reverential fear or awe
< most dread lord >
• dread·ly adverb |