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

双语例句

• Your mom misses you dreadfully.
  你妈天天盼着你。
• I'm dreadfully sorry, I forgot to post the letter for you.
  非常抱歉，我忘了帮你寄信了。
• We maligned him dreadfully when you come to think of it
  回头想想，我们狠狠地中伤了他。
• I think I must tire her dreadfully.
  我想我是很惹她讨厌的。
• I'm dreadfully upset about it all.
  我对于这一切感到十分苦恼。
• It was a dreadfully emotional parting.
  那是一次非常动情的分别。
• She has pined away dreadfully.
  她变得憔悴不堪。
• John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it!
  约翰·布鲁克表演得可怕极了，梅格居然喜欢这种表演！
• You know, we English are so dreadfully ignorant.
  你知道，我们英国人见闻狭窄，简直太可怕了。
• I am sure Aunt Polly will be dreadfully shocked.
  我肯定波莉姑姑会大为震惊。