| 单词 | dread |
| 释义 | dread nounadjective | verb + dread | preposition | phrases adjective➤great, mortal强烈的畏惧；极度的恐惧◆her greatest dread was that she would lose her job.她最惧怕的就是失去工作。➤existential, nameless (both especially name) 存在的／莫名的恐惧▸➤constant长期的恐惧➤creeping, growing, mounting缓慢发展的恐惧；渐渐增强的恐惧verb + dread➤feel, have感到畏惧；有恐惧感◆the dread she felt at the thought of meeting him again一想起要再见他她就感到的恐惧◆he had a dread of hospitals.他对医院有恐惧感。➤live in生活在恐惧之中◆he lived in constant dread that one day he might be found out.他一直生活在恐惧之中，担心总有一天会被发现。➤fill sb with使某人充满恐惧◆does the thought of flying fill you with dread?想到飞行你就非常恐惧吗 ?preposition➤in dread of害怕◆after her shoplifting spree she lived in mortal dread of being found out.在商店大肆行窃之后，她惶恐不安，害怕给人发现。➤dread of对⋯的畏惧◆her dread of discovery她对真相败露的恐惧phrases➤a feeling of dread, a sense of dread恐惧感dread verbadverb➤absolutely极其害怕◆i have to go to the dentist tomorrow and i'm absolutely dreading it!明天我必须去看牙医，我真的非常害怕 !➤rather相当害怕▸➤always惶惶不可终日◆he had always dreaded being singled out.他总是担心被单挑出来。dread /dred/ [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (rather informal) a feeling of great fear about sth that might or will happen in the future; a thing that causes this fear恐惧；令人惧怕的事物◆the prospect of growing old alone fills me with dread.想到自己会孤独地渐渐老去，我害怕极了。◆she has an irrational dread of hospitals.她对医院有莫名的恐惧。▸ dread verb [transitive] ◆this was the moment he had been dreading.这是他一直最担心的时刻。◆she dreads her husband finding out.她生怕丈夫察觉出来。◆i dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire.我不敢想像假如真的发生火灾会是什么情景。 opp look forward to sth → expect dread¹/dred ||; drɛd/verb [t] to be very afraid of or worried about sth 畏惧；担心: ◇i'm dreading the exams. 我很担心这次考试。◇she dreaded having to tell him what had happened. 她很怕告诉他所发生的事情。◇i dread to think what my father will say. 爸爸会说些什么，我想也不敢想。 ➔dreaded adj dread²/dred ||; drɛd/noun [u] [sing] great fear 恐惧: ◇he lived in dread of the same thing happening to him one day. 他惶惶不可终日，担心有一天会遇上同样的事情。 dreadsee ⇨ frightened/frightening 2☞ dread¹☞ dread² |
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