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

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