1 awful /ˈɑːfəl/ adjective Learner's definition of AWFUL
[more awful; most awful]
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: extremely bad or unpleasant極糟的;令人極不愉快的 -
The music was awful.這音樂太難聽了。
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They heard the most awful sounds.他們聽到了最令人討厭的聲音。
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Awful things began to happen.倒黴的事情開始降臨。
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The weather was awful.天氣非常糟糕。
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He has some awful disease.他患有某種重病。
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That joke is just/pretty/really/truly awful.那個玩笑確實令人不悅。
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He's an awful person.他是個討厭的人。
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That's an awful thing to say.那是一件說起來讓人頗感不悅的事情。
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She has awful manners.她的態度很惡劣。
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Who painted the house that awful color?誰把房子漆成如此難看的顔色?
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I don't know what's wrong with me but I feel awful. [=very sick]我不知道我身體哪兒出問題了,但我感覺不舒服。
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I feel awful [=very sorry] about what happened.我對發生的事感到難過。
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formal + old-fashioned : causing feelings of fear and wonder : awesome可怕的;令人敬畏的
— awfulness
noun [noncount] 2 awful /ˈɑːfəl/ adverb
Learner's definition of AWFUL
chiefly US, informal