dreaded

英 [ˈdredɪd]

美 [ˈdredɪd]

adj.  令人害怕的; 可怕的
v.  非常害怕; 极为担心
dread的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：dreaded　过去式：dreaded　

Collins.1 / BNC.13877 / COCA.13467

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人害怕的；可怕的
  causing fear
  1. The dreaded moment had finally arrived.
     可怕的时刻终于来到了。
  2. Did I hear the dreaded word ‘homework’?
     我是不是听到“家庭作业”这可怕的字眼了？

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 可怕的;令人畏惧的
  Dreadedmeans terrible and greatly feared.
  1. No one knew how to treat this dreaded disease.
     没人知道如何治疗这种可怕的疾病。
• ADJ 令人恼火的;不方便的;不想要的
  You can usethe dreadedto describe something that you, or a particular group of people, find annoying, inconvenient, or undesirable.
  1. She's a victim of the dreaded hay fever...
     她患上了花粉热这种讨厌的病症。
  2. Team orders on the final day were to avoid the dreaded blank at all costs.
     最后一天，队里的指示就是不惜一切代价实现零的突破。

英英释义

adj

• causing fear or dread or terror
  1. the awful war
  2. an awful risk
  3. dire news
  4. a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
  5. the dread presence of the headmaster
  6. polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
  7. a dreadful storm
  8. a fearful howling
  9. horrendous explosions shook the city
  10. a terrible curse
  Synonym:awfuldiredirefuldread(a)dreadfulfearfulfearsomefrighteninghorrendoushorrificterrible

双语例句

• He dreaded being condemned to the hell of avicinaraka.
  他害怕自己会坠入阿鼻地狱。
• I dreaded the sight of an empty bed.
  我害怕看到的只是一张空床。
• I dreaded coming back, to be honest
  说实话，我生怕回来。
• Dreaded diseases like scarlet fever and leprosy responded to the sulfas.
  磺胺药物对一些可怕的疾病，如猩红热和麻疯病，都有良好的疗效。
• If you do this on a regular basis, it does not become a dreaded holiday chore.
  如果你按时更新的话，这就不会成为恐怖的假期杂事了。
• No one knew how to treat this dreaded disease.
  没人知道如何治疗这种可怕的疾病。
• You see, we lost Mike due to dreaded cancer.
  现在我们失去了迈克，他患了癌症先我而去。
• This could be done through a standstill in repayments, extension of maturity, interest-rate cut or, in the most severe cases, the dreaded haircut.
  这一决定可以通过在偿还贷款过程中的停顿、延长期限、降息或者在最严重的可怕的理发业来实现。
• Inarticulate and rather shy, he had always dreaded speaking in public
  他不善言辞又相当害羞，一直害怕在公共场合讲话。
• I remember how I dreaded it.
  我记得我也怕过。