frightful
英 ['fraɪtfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美['fraɪtfl]
- adj. 可怕的；惊人的；非常的
英英释意
- 1. provoking horror;
- "an atrocious automobile accident"
- "a frightful crime of decapitation"
- "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"
- "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill
- "an ugly wound"
- 2. extreme in degree;
- "in a frightful hurry"
- "spent a frightful amount of money"
- 3. extremely distressing;
- "fearful slum conditions"
- "a frightful mistake"
- "suffered terrible thirst"