dreadfully

英 [ˈdredfəli]

美 [ˈdredfəli]

adv.  极其; 极端; 非常; 糟糕地; 厉害地; 严重地

TOEFL

BNC.15546 / COCA.24065

牛津词典

adv.

• 极其；极端；非常
  extremely; very much
  1. I'm dreadfully sorry.
     我感到非常抱歉。
  2. I miss you dreadfully.
     我非常想念您。
• 糟糕地；厉害地；严重地
  very badly
  1. They suffered dreadfully during the war.
     他们在战争中遭受了巨大的痛苦。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 糟糕透顶的;令人不快的;劣质的
  If you say that something isdreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality.
  1. They told us the dreadful news...
     他们告诉了我们那糟糕透顶的消息。
  2. My financial situation is dreadful.
     我的经济状况一团糟。
• ADJ 极严重的
  Dreadfulis used to emphasize the degree or extent of something bad.
  1. We've made a dreadful mistake...
     我们犯了个极大的错误。
  2. I had a dreadful headache.
     我头痛欲裂。
• ADJ-GRADED (看上去或感觉到)病得不轻的,极度疲惫的,非常沮丧的
  If someonelooksorfeels dreadful, they look or feel very ill, tired, or upset.
  1. Are you all right? You look dreadful...
     你还好吧？你看上去十分疲惫。
  2. I feel absolutely dreadful about what has happened.
     我对已发生的一切感到极其失望。

英英释义

adv

• of a dreadful kind
  1. there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning
  Synonym:awfullyhorribly
• in a dreadful manner
  1. as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed
  Synonym:dismally

双语例句

• I am sure Aunt Polly will be dreadfully shocked.
  我肯定波莉姑姑会大为震惊。
• The three girls were dreadfully dull companions.
  那三个女孩都是极其乏味的伙伴。
• I'm afraid it's dreadfully late.
  我看已经太迟了。
• I am dreadfully sorry, but I am afraid I have spilt ink all over the table cloth.
  太对不起了，我把桌布全泼上了墨水。
• I'm dreadfully upset about it all.
  我对于这一切感到十分苦恼。
• See how dreadfully complex it has all become.
  看看这都变得多么可怕地复杂了。
• You know, we English are so dreadfully ignorant.
  你知道，我们英国人见闻狭窄，简直太可怕了。
• Morrigan: why not? But first, how about a sparring match? I'm so dreadfully bored!
  莫莉卡：为什么不？但是先来个单挑怎么样？我都无聊的要死了！
• I know how dreadfully you must feel and we'll never mention it again.
  我知道你一定会感到非常伤心，今后决不再提了。
• They're dreadfully fond of beheading people here;
  这儿的人太喜欢砍头了！