awful
UK ['ɔ:.fəl] US ['ɑ:-] adjective
BAD 糟糕的
IMPROVER
■extremely bad or unpleasant 极坏的；恶劣的；糟糕的；令人极不愉快的•He suffered awful injuries in the crash.他在车祸中受了重伤。 •We had awful weather.我们碰上了糟糕的天气。 •She's got an awful boss.她的老板极难相处。 •What an awful thing to say!说出这种话，太不像话了！ •Would life be so awful without a car?没有车，日子就那难过吗？ •The food was awful.这食物糟糕透顶。 •She'd been ill and she looked awful.她一直在生病，面色极差。
UK ['ɔ:.fəl] US ['ɑ:-] adjective
VERY GREAT 非常大的
ADVANCED [before noun]
■very great 极大的；很多的•I don't know an awful lot (= very much) about art, but I'm learning.我对艺术知道的不是特别多，但是我正在学习。 •Fortunately it won't make an awful lot of difference if I don't pass the test.幸好，我就是过不了考试也没有太大的关系。 •It was an awful risk to take.那样做太冒险了。 |