英汉词典

dread 基本解释

vt.

害怕，担心；（古语）敬畏；

n.

恐惧，畏惧；令人恐惧的事物；

adj.

可怕的；

vi.

十分害怕；

变形

复数：dreads过去式：dreaded过去分词：dreaded现在分词：dreading第三人称单数：dreads

双语释义

v.(动词)vt. 畏惧 fear greatly

英英释义

dread[ dred ]

n.fearful expectation or anticipation

同义词：apprehensionapprehensiveness

v.be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

同义词：fear

adj.causing fear or dread or terror

"the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"

同义词：awfuldiredirefuldreadeddreadfulfearfulfearsomefrighteninghorrendoushorrificterrible

dread 相关例句

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• dread death怕死
• dread dog怕狗
• dread examination害怕考试
• dread father害怕父亲
• dread the moment担心(某事)会发生
• dread mother害怕母亲
• dread teacher惧怕老师
• dread war害怕战争
• dread water怕水

～+副词

• dread constantly时刻感到害怕
• dread irrationally没有理由地畏惧
• dread nervously非常害怕
• dread overwhelmingly过分地害怕
• dread righteously理所当然地惧怕
• dread secretly暗暗地害怕
• dread unimaginably着实害怕
• dread unnaturally不自然地害怕
• dread vaguely隐隐约约感到害怕

词组短语

dread lord暗黑之主（游戏中任务名称）

同近义词辨析

alarm, panic, terror, dread, horror, fright, fear

这组词都有“恐惧、惧怕、惊恐”的意思，其区别是：

alarm强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。

panic常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。

terror指极大的恐惧和惊骇，语气最强。

dread可与fear换用，着重害怕的心理，但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。

horror侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。

fright通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧，有时含夸张意味。

fear普通用词，侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. I dread having to visit the dentist .
   我害怕看牙医。
2. I dread to think what will happen if she finds out the truth.
   我不敢去想她知道真相后会怎么样。
3. Much of what we dread is really due to indistinctness of outline.
   畏生于不明，大抵如此。

用作名词(n.)

1. The Jews lived in dread of being caught.
   这些犹太人生活在会遭到拘捕的恐惧之中。
2. My greatest dread is that my parents will find out.
   我最担心的就是父母会察觉出来。
3. A raid from the north, on the other hand, must have been a matter for dread.
   另一方面,来自北部的袭击必然是一件可怕的事。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.
   乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。

权威例句

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