awful的词典解释

1. 可怕的，吓人的
2. 使人敬畏的；满怀敬畏的
3. 不舒服的
4. 极坏的，极糟的，极讨厌的
5. 非常的，十分的
6. 大量的，很多的，过多的
7. 威风懔懔的
8. 严肃的
9. 丑陋的

1. 极其，非常，十分，很，极端

1. 很坏的; 极讨厌的 (especially spoken) very bad or unpleasant
2. 非常的; 很多的; 过多的 (especially spoken) used to emphasize sth, especially that there is a large amount or too much of sth

1. 非常; 极其 very; extremely; used for emphasizing what you are saying

1.让人讨厌的；糟糕的
If you say that someone or something isawful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.

e.g. We met and I thought he wasawful...
我们见了面，我觉得他很讨人厌。
e.g. I couldn't stand London! Bloodyawful place.
我在伦敦再也呆不下去了！简直是个糟糕至极的地方。

2.使人不愉快的；令人震惊的；可怕的；极坏的
If you say that something isawful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.

e.g. Her injuries were massive. It wasawful...
她遍体鳞伤。太可怕了。
e.g. Some of their offences are soawful they would chill the blood.
他们的一些罪行骇人听闻，简直令人毛骨悚然。

3.生病的;不舒服的
If you look or feelawful, you look or feel ill.

awful

e.g. I hardly slept at all and felt prettyawful...
我基本上没睡，觉得很难受。
e.g. I lookedawful and felt quite shaky.
我貌似生病了，觉得很虚弱。

4.（量）极大的，极多的
You can useawful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is.

e.g. I've got anawful lot of work to do.
我有一大堆事情要做。

5.（与表示特征的形容词连用，用于强调）极度地，非常
You can useawful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality.

awful

e.g. Gosh, you'reawful pretty...
天哪，你太漂亮了！
e.g. You know, 10 years sounds like anawful long time.
你知道，10年听起来遥遥无期。

an awful lot

〈非正〉十分,大量,经常,很大程度上very much; very often; to a great extent

an awful lot of

〈非正〉大量,很多a great number of amount of sb/sth

• The grim and awful cataclysm of war.

  出自：W. S. Churchill

1. awful 从构词角度上看,是awe加后缀-ful构成的形容词。它的基本词义是 inspiring awe(引起恐惧,令人畏惧),但在现代英语,特别是口语中,这个词差不多总是用于“坏的”“讨厌的”“使人不愉快的”“非常的,极大的”等意思。
2. awful 作“非常的; 很多的; 过多的”解时不用于比较等级。

1. 在非正式英语中,尤其是美式英语中, awful可用作副词,作“很; 非常; 十分”解,但只用在形容词或过去分词之前,而不用在动词之后。
2. awful用作副词时不用于比较等级。