dreaded

英 [ˈdredɪd]

美 [ˈdredɪd]

adj.  令人害怕的; 可怕的
v.  非常害怕; 极为担心
dread的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：dreaded　过去式：dreaded　

Collins.1 / BNC.13877 / COCA.13467

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人害怕的；可怕的
  causing fear
  1. The dreaded moment had finally arrived.
     可怕的时刻终于来到了。
  2. Did I hear the dreaded word ‘homework’?
     我是不是听到“家庭作业”这可怕的字眼了？

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 可怕的;令人畏惧的
  Dreadedmeans terrible and greatly feared.
  1. No one knew how to treat this dreaded disease.
     没人知道如何治疗这种可怕的疾病。
• ADJ 令人恼火的;不方便的;不想要的
  You can usethe dreadedto describe something that you, or a particular group of people, find annoying, inconvenient, or undesirable.
  1. She's a victim of the dreaded hay fever...
     她患上了花粉热这种讨厌的病症。
  2. Team orders on the final day were to avoid the dreaded blank at all costs.
     最后一天，队里的指示就是不惜一切代价实现零的突破。

英英释义

adj

• causing fear or dread or terror
  1. the awful war
  2. an awful risk
  3. dire news
  4. a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
  5. the dread presence of the headmaster
  6. polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
  7. a dreadful storm
  8. a fearful howling
  9. horrendous explosions shook the city
  10. a terrible curse
  Synonym:awfuldiredirefuldread(a)dreadfulfearfulfearsomefrighteninghorrendoushorrificterrible

双语例句

• Because I dreaded to think the life without you.
  因为我不敢想像没有你的生活。
• This is the type of flood dreaded by cavers
  这正是洞穴探险者害怕的那种洪水。
• I dreaded coming back, to be honest
  说实话，我生怕回来。
• She dreaded lest the chambermaid had been mistaken.
  她担心旅馆里的侍女弄错了。
• I hugged my dad, and as I did, instead of being engulfed by the fear and panic I had always expected and dreaded, I felt a surprising peace and calm.
  我拥抱了他，我并没有陷入我总是预想着和害怕着的恐惧和惊慌，而是感到非常安宁和平静。
• When Sunday night arrived, I dreaded turning my computer back on.
  等终于捱到了星期天晚上，我都有些害怕重新打开计算机了。
• Scientists have discovered a cure for the dreaded Monday morning blues-stop sleeping in on weekends.
  可怕的周一早晨总让人萎靡不振，而科学家已发现了治疗的方法&别在周末睡懒觉。
• This could be done through a standstill in repayments, extension of maturity, interest-rate cut or, in the most severe cases, the dreaded haircut.
  这一决定可以通过在偿还贷款过程中的停顿、延长期限、降息或者在最严重的可怕的理发业来实现。
• No one knew how to treat this dreaded disease.
  没人知道如何治疗这种可怕的疾病。
• Dreaded diseases like scarlet fever and leprosy responded to the sulfas.
  磺胺药物对一些可怕的疾病，如猩红热和麻疯病，都有良好的疗效。