fearful
adj
1 ~ (of sth/of doing sth); ~ (that/lest...) nervous and afraid 紧张而担心的
fearful of waking the baby/fearful that we might wake the baby 生怕把婴儿吵醒.
2 terrible; horrifying 可怕的; 可怖的
a fearful railway accident 火车失事惨剧.
3 (infml 口) very great; very bad 极端的
What a fearful mess!简直是一塌糊涂!
🔁 扩展释义
*['fiәful]a. 可怕的, 恐怕的, 担心的相关词组: be fearful of... be fearful to do sth
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
sensibleadj. 明智的;合乎情理的;通情达理的;意识到的,能感觉到的;
n. 可感觉到的东西;敏感的人;
jumblevt. (使)混乱,杂乱;使困惑;
vi. 纷乱;
n. 杂乱的一堆;一团乱;<英>待义卖的杂旧物;
Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的,我看见了。他们怎么能这样排放废水呢?海水的颜色多么可怕呀!看来我们班同学根本不能在这里游泳。
All the stories of families, heroes, wars and journeys are passed down from generation to generation.