fearful是什麽意思

fearful

英 ['fɪəfʊl; -f(ə)l] 美 ['fɪrfəl]

adj. 可怕的；擔心的；嚴重的

英文詞源

fearful (adj.): mid-14c., "causing fear," from fear (n.) + -ful. Meaning "full of fear, timid" (now less common) also is from mid-14c. As a mere emphatic, from 1630s. Related: Fearfully; fearfulness.

雙語例句

1. "It sounds the most fearful hard work," Sybil said later.: “這聽起來是極為令人生畏的艱苦工作。”西比爾後來說。

2. I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.: 我以前經常感到非常恐懼，非常憤怒，非常孤獨。

3. Our artillery opened up and we heard a fearful wailing and screeching.: 我們的炮彈一發，便聽到可怕的哀號聲和尖叫聲。

4. The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.: 因為擔心破產，該計劃的投資者決定放棄這個項目。

5. You gave me a fearful shock!: 你讓我大吃一驚。

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