awful
翻译
糟糕的, 可怕的, 极坏的
例句
The weather was awful yesterday.
昨天的天气很糟糕。
I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.
我为忘记她的生日感到很糟糕。
语法模式
((awful)) + ((noun)) 形容某事非常糟糕 It was an awful movie.
((to feel awful)) 感到不舒服或非常抱歉 I feel awful today.
近义词
同义词: terrible, horrible, dreadful; 反义词: wonderful, awesome, great
词源
来自“awe”(敬畏)+“-ful”(后缀,意为“充满……”)。最初意为“充满敬畏”,但后来意思转为负面。
记忆技巧
“Awful”是在坏的方面“充满”了“awe”,就像某事糟糕到令人震惊。它是“awesome”的反义词。