[dred]
dread
n. 恐惧,可怕的人,可怕的事
a. 可怕的,可怖的
v. 恐惧,害怕

词形变化:

动词过去式:dreaded 过去分词:dreaded 现在分词:dreading 第三人称单数:dreads

例句与用法:

  1. I dread to think what will happen if she finds out the truth.
    我不敢去想她知道真相后会怎么样。
  2. The Jews lived in dread of being caught.
    这些犹太人生活在会遭到拘捕的恐惧之中。

英英解释:

名词 dread:

  1. fearful expectation or anticipation
  2. 同义词:apprehension, apprehensiveness

动词 dread:

  1. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
  2. 同义词:fear

形容词 dread:

  1. causing fear or dread or terror
  2. 同义词:awful, dire, direful, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible