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awful单词基本解析：

adj.令人讨厌的; 可怕的; 不舒服的; 非常的; （量）极多的adv.极其，非常
adj.糟糕的, 可怕的, 充满敬畏的, 难受的 adv.极其
adj.糟糕的；可怕的；非常的；极坏的

awful变化用词：

名词:awfulness;
副词: awfully | 名词: awfulness |

awful英英释义：

Adjective

1. exceptionally bad or displeasing;

"atrocious taste"

"abominable workmanship"

"an awful voice"

"dreadful manners"

"a painful performance"

"terrible handwriting"

"an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

2. causing fear or dread or terror;

"the awful war"

"an awful risk"

"dire news"

"a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"

"the dread presence of the headmaster"

"polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"

"a dreadful storm"

"a fearful howling"

"horrendous explosions shook the city"

"a terrible curse"

3. offensive or even (of persons) malicious;

"in a nasty mood"

"a nasty accident"

"a nasty shock"

"a nasty smell"

"a nasty trick to pull"

"Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound

4. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence;

"awed by the silence"

"awful worshippers with bowed heads"

5. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;

"New York is an amazing city"

"the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"

"the awesome complexity of the universe"

"this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville

"Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"

形容词 awful:

exceptionally bad or displeasing

同义词：atrocious, abominable, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable

causing fear or dread or terror

同义词：dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible

offensive or even (of persons) malicious- Ezra Pound

同义词：nasty

inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

同义词：awed

extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

同义词：frightful, terrible, tremendous

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

同义词：amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awing

副词 awful:

used as intensifiers

同义词：terribly, awfully, frightfully

awfuladj.exceptionally bad or displeasing

"an awful voice"

同义词：atrociousabominabledreadfulpainfulterribleunspeakable

causing fear or dread or terror

"the awful war"; "an awful risk"

同义词：diredirefuldread(a)dreadeddreadfulfearfulfearsomefrighteninghorrendoushorrificterrible

offensive or even (of persons) malicious

同义词：nasty

inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

"awful worshippers with bowed heads"

同义词：awed

extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

同义词：frightfulterribletremendous

inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

"this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"

同义词：amazingawe-inspiringawesomeawing

adv.used as intensifiers

"I'm awful sorry"

同义词：terriblyawfullyfrightfully

awful中文词源：

awful用法和例句：

Clint is awful smart.

克林特机灵极了。

the awful horrors of war

骇人听闻的战争恐怖

[不可数名词]the sheer awfulness of the situation

糟透了的情况

There's an awful smell in here.

这里有股很难闻的味道。

The awful thing is, it was my fault.

糟糕的是，这是我的过失。

It's going to cost an awful lot of money.

这要花非常多的钱。

There's not an awful lot of room.

没有很多的空间。

I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.

我觉得身体比昨天好得多了。

(British English)I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult) .

说服他来真是费劲死了。

to look/feel awful (= to look/feel ill)

面带病容；感到很不舒服

I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.

我忘了她的生日，感到很难过。

The weather last summer was awful.

去年夏季天气真坏。

That's an awful colour.

那颜色难看得很。

‘They didn't even offer to pay. ’ ‘Oh that's awful. ’

“他们甚至不主动付钱。”“哦，这真不像话。”

It's awful, isn't it?

糟糕透了，不是吗？

I've got an awful lot of work to do.

我有一大堆事情要做。

Gosh, you're awful pretty...

天哪，你太漂亮了！

You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time.

你知道，10年听起来遥遥无期。

I looked awful and felt quite shaky.

我貌似生病了，觉得很虚弱。

I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful...

我基本上没睡，觉得很难受。

We met and I thought he was awful...

我们见了面，我觉得他很讨人厌。

I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.

我在伦敦再也呆不下去了！简直是个糟糕至极的地方。

Her injuries were massive. It was awful...

她遍体鳞伤。太可怕了。

Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.

他们的一些罪行骇人听闻，简直令人毛骨悚然。

awful

"I do, teaching those awful children,"said Meg.

"是我挣来的,我教那些糟糕的孩子,"麦格道.

But I must! Don't groan so, Tom, it's awful.

“我一定要去叫！不要再这样叫唤了，怪让人害怕的。

"I've got an awful headache," he answered.

“我头疼的要命，”他回答说。

"How perfectly awful," Wendy said.

“那可实在太糟了。”温迪说。

An awful scream singed the night.

一声惨叫声划破了黑夜。

A very awful pause took place.

一段非常难堪的沉默开始了。

We had an awful earthquake last week.

上星期我们这里发生了可怕的地震。

It must be awful to be sleepless.

不能入睡真叫人受不了。

Lisa raved on about how awful it all was.

丽萨愤怒地讲述着这一切有多么糟糕。

Alec must have drunk an awful lot. He is lying on his bed, dead to the world.

亚历克一定是太贪杯了，他现在躺在床上睡得像死人一样。

Benny: No, never. I think folk music is awful.

从没有。我认为民歌很烦。

It seemed awful that he should be in jail.

他也会坐监牢，似乎可怕得很。

They finally talked her out of marrying that awful chap.

他们最后把他劝告好，不和这糟糕的家伙结婚了。

He can only explain the awful absence of absolutes.

他只能解释事物均非绝对。

He's in an awful jam over his marriage.

他因婚事而陷入极大的困境。

How could he do such an awful thing to his own kith and kin?

他怎么会对自己的亲人做出这样糟糕的事呢？

He fell on the floor with an awful whomp .

他摔在地板上发出一声可怕的撞击声。

His behaviour is so awful that he ought to be drummed out of decent society.

他的举止如此低俗，应该把他从文雅的社会中驱逐出去。

Most of his songs are awful but this one is an exception.

他的歌大多数很糟糕,但这首歌是例外。

He had an awful ache in the belly.

他的胃疼得很厉害。

He gave me an awful pain in the neck.

他真是令我讨厌极了。

His awful public image could count against him.

他那可怕的公众形象对他不利。

But he does have an awful temper.

但是他的脾气确实太糟了。

But the timing of the launch was awful.

但是，那是一个糟糕的发布时间。

You must remember that awful night?

你一定记得那个可怕的夜晚吧?

Why do you eat that awful peppermint candy?

你为什么吃那块难吃的薄荷糖。

Your cigar tinctures the room with an awful smell.

你吸雪茄烟弄得满屋子都是臭味。

The conditions in there are awful, you know.

你得知道，那里的条件很差。

How can you tolerate that awful woman?

你怎麽能忍得了那可恶的女人?

Can you close the door? There's an awful draught in here.

你把门关上好吗? 这里过堂风太大。

Your opinion means an awful lot to me.

你的意见对我来说可真是一言值千金哪。

You gave me an awful pain in the neck.

你真让我觉得讨厌

Is not it awful? I can not bear to look at it. I do not think I can stand this place for two weeks.

你说这是不是太糟糕了？我实在看不下去。我觉得在这个地方住两个星期我可受不了。

You go out with that awful girl,do not you?

你跟那个难看的姑娘频频约会，是不是?

The handwriting on the note was simply awful.

便条上的笔迹太潦草了。

The weather last summer was awful.

刚过去的夏季天气真坏。

Don't leave me such an awful mess.

别留给我这么个烂摊子。

Never ever offer awful Arthur alfalfa.

千万不要给可怕的阿瑟紫花苜蓿。

We had an awful earthquake here last year.

去年我们这里发生了可怕的地震。

It is awful to be tied down like this.

受这样的束缚，简直叫人发疯。

If there only some shorter and more direct route to the devil, it would save an awful lot of sorrow and anxiety in this world.

只要有更短而又直接通往灭亡的大道，这世上就可省却不少悲哀与忧愁的吧。

The sun enveloped itself in awful darkness.

可怖的黑暗笼罩着太阳。

Poor thing! He must be feeling awful now.

可怜的人儿！他现在一定不好受。

Maybe I was at my exercise class. You look awful.

可能我在上健身课,你看起来糟透了。

But how does this awful thing come here?

可这个吓人的东西怎么会跑到这儿来的呢?

But, such awful workers, and such awful work!

可这些人看起来叫人毛骨悚然，他们干的事情也叫人看了毛骨悚然！

It's awful having to live with in-laws, isn't it?

同姻亲一起生活一定是很讨厌的吧?

I am awful to hear you could not come.

听到你不能来的消息我感到很难过。

It's awful having to live with in-laws,isn't it?

和姻亲一起生活一定很烦吧?

Whew. It certainly was an awful day yesterday.

咻,昨天真是可怕的一天。

Oh! How outrageous (or terrible, awful)!

哎呀！ 这还了得！

Whew. It was really an awful day today.

哎呦！ 今天可真是个糟糕的日子.

"Aw, hell, kid, she'll write to you.

哦，急什么，老弟，她会写信给你的。

They could only be curbed by an awful severity.

唯有用可怕的严厉手段才能把他们制服。

Hi, Steve! It's awful hot today, isn't it?

嗨，史蒂夫。今天热死人了，是不是?

Oh, bollocks. These designs are awful.

噢 该死的 这设计真恶心。

Oh, Gosh! What awful weather they're having!

噢，我的天！他们这是什么鬼天气呀！

In this country, the weather is usually very awful.

在这个国家，天气通常十分恶劣。

All this care about money is awful.

在钱上面煞费苦心太叫人吃不消。

There is an awful whiff coming from the dustbin.

垃圾箱里冒出很臭的味。

Kirsty: Me too.That would be awful.

基施蒂:她一定是患了什么病。

Kirsty: Me too. That would be awful.

基施蒂:希望如此，否则就麻烦了。

The taxi necroses are pretty awful, are not they?

增加税收是奶讨厌的，不是吗?

The tax increases are pretty awful, aren't they?

增加税收是很讨厌的，不是吗?

The taxi necroses are pretty awful,are not they?

增加税收是非常讨厌的，不是吗?

It's hard to stay sane under such awful pressure.

处于这种可怕的压力之下，不疯才怪呢。

Foreigner:That seems to be an awful stupid waste.

外：那好像是非常愚蠢的浪费行为。

What awful weather!

多么坏的天气！

Everyone said how awful the weather was.

大家都说天气糟透了.

A. Gees, that was an awful restaurant!

天啊！这餐厅真是烂透了！

Nice day( awful weather today), is not it?

天气不错（天气很差），不是吗?

The weather was awful; it rained day after day for a whole week.

天气糟透了，整整一个星期都下雨。

What (awful) weather we're having!

天气（可）太坏了！

It's awful to find bugs in the hair.

头发里有虫子真讨厌。

She says awful things when she's in a temper.

她一发脾气说话就难听。

She must be a real saint to stay married to that awful man.

她准是个真正的圣人，竟不跟那个怪人离婚。

She's kicking up an awful fuss about the high rent.

她大喊大叫地抱怨房租太高。

The way she puts out her garbage is awful!

她放垃圾的方法很差劲！

She is an awful fool of a woman.

她是一个非常愚昧无知的女人。

Her last novel was truly awful.

她最近的这部小说真糟糕.

用作形容词(adj.)

It would be awful if he found out the truth.
如果他发现了真相，那就糟了。

I left Harvard with no real awareness of the awful inequities in the world.
当我离开哈佛时,我并没真正有意识到这个世界存在着可怕的不平等现象。

He seemed to be very awful while serving the famous actress.
他在招待那位著名的女演员时,看上去非常的敬畏。

I feel awful about not inviting her.
没有邀请她,我感到很内疚。

She said she had a sore throat and was feeling awful.
她说她嗓子疼,而且感觉很难受。

用作副词(adv.)

These weeks is an awful long time to wait.
这几个星期真的是一段极其漫长的等待时间啊。

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