单词
fearful
英 ['fɪəfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美['fɪrfəl]
基本信息
英英释义
同义词辨析
考试真题
实用场景例句
近义词grisly awful dire horrendous horrible redoubtable dread creepy grim formidable scary nightmarish fearsome frightful dreadful terrible shocking
反义词
- adj. 可怕的；担心的；严重的
英英释意
- 1. causing fear or dread or terror;
- "the awful war"
- "an awful risk"
- "dire news"
- "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"
- "the dread presence of the headmaster"
- "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"
- "a dreadful storm"
- "a fearful howling"
- "horrendous explosions shook the city"
- "a terrible curse"
- 2. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted;
- "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
- 3. extremely distressing;
- "fearful slum conditions"
- "a frightful mistake"
- "suffered terrible thirst"
- 4. timid by nature or revealing timidity;
- "timorous little mouse"
- "in a timorous tone"
- "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
- 5. experiencing or showing fear;
- "a fearful glance"
- "fearful of criticism"
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