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[/dred; drɛd/] n 用法:
1 [U, C] great fear; terror 恐惧; 畏惧:
He has always stood in dread of his father. 他一见到他父亲就害怕. *
She has a dread of hospitals. 她害怕医院. 用法:
2 [C] thing that is greatly feared 令人惧怕的事物:
Poverty is many people's constant dread. 人常怕受穷. dread 2
v [Tn, Tf, Tt, Tg, Tsg] fear (sth) greatly 惧怕, 害怕, 畏惧（某事）:
dread illness/being ill 害怕生病 *
I dread that I may never see you again. 我很怕再也见不到你了. *
We all dread to think what will happen if the factory closes. 假如工厂关闭可怎麽办, 我们想及此事都不寒而栗. *
The moment I had been dreading had arrived. 使我一直忐忑不安的时刻已经来到. dreaded adj greatly feared 非常可怕的:
the dreaded scourge of smallpox 可怕的天花祸害. |