awful
awful
英[ˈɔːfl]美[ˈɔːfl]
adj.令人讨厌的，可怕的，不舒服的，非常的，（量）极多的；
adv.极其，非常；
名词：awfulness;
例句
The entries to the competition were a real mixed bag—some excellent, some awful.参赛选手的水平参差不齐—有些极好，有些奇差无比。
He's in an awful jam over his marriage.他因婚事而陷入极大的困境。
He had an awful ache in the belly.他的胃疼得很厉害。
The weather is awful today.今天天气坏透了。
Everyone in the office complains that he smells awful but nobody dares actually mention it to him.办公室里的每个人都说他身上有股怪味,但居然没有敢当面向他提及。
An awful accident has happened.发生了一起可怕的意外事故。
All told, it seems like an awful mess.总之似乎一团糟。
Love punishes when it forgives and injured beauty by its awful silence.爱情宽恕时便是惩罚,并用它可怕的沉默伤害了美.
Compiling a dictionary is an awful sweat.编字典是一项非常艰苦的工作.
He predicts they will have, quote, "an awful lot of explaining to do".他预计他们需要“大费周章地解释一番”，这是他的原话。
英语六级真题
Southern states without strong teachers' unions have schools at least as awful as those in union states.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
让人讨厌的；糟糕的
If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
例句
We met and I thought he was awful...我们见了面，我觉得他很讨人厌。I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.我在伦敦再也呆不下去了！简直是个糟糕至极的地方。ADJ-GRADED
使人不愉快的；令人震惊的；可怕的；极坏的
If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.
例句
Her injuries were massive. It was awful...她遍体鳞伤。太可怕了。Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.他们的一些罪行骇人听闻，简直令人毛骨悚然。ADJ-GRADED
生病的;不舒服的
If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill.
例句
I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful...我基本上没睡，觉得很难受。I looked awful and felt quite shaky.我貌似生病了，觉得很虚弱。ADJ
（量）极大的，极多的
You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is.
例句
I've got an awful lot of work to do.我有一大堆事情要做。ADV
（与表示特征的形容词连用，用于强调）极度地，非常
You can use awful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality.
例句
Gosh, you're awful pretty...天哪，你太漂亮了！You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time.你知道，10年听起来遥遥无期。英汉词典释义
adj.
糟糕的, 可怕的, 惊人的
The weather is awful today.今天天气坏透了。非常的, 极大的
很坏的，极讨厌的；非常的，很多的，过多的；骇人听闻的，可怕的
adv.
非常；极其
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. exceptionally bad or displeasing;
"atrocious taste""abominable workmanship""an awful voice""dreadful manners""a painful performance""terrible handwriting""an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"2. causing fear or dread or terror;
"the awful war""an awful risk""dire news""a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked""the dread presence of the headmaster""polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was""a dreadful storm""a fearful howling""horrendous explosions shook the city""a terrible curse"3. offensive or even (of persons) malicious;
"in a nasty mood""a nasty accident""a nasty shock""a nasty smell""a nasty trick to pull""Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound4. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence;
"awed by the silence""awful worshippers with bowed heads"5. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;
"New York is an amazing city""the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight""the awesome complexity of the universe""this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville"Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"Adverb
1. used as intensifiers;
"terribly interesting""I'm awful sorry"
