音标

英 [ˈɔːfl]；美 [ˈɔːfl]

意思

形容词，主要意思有：

极坏的，糟糕的，表示事物的质量、状况、性质等很差，让人感觉不愉快或不满意。

非常的，极大的，用于强调程度很深。

可怕的，令人敬畏的，带有一种恐惧或庄严的意味，但这种用法相对较少见。

造句

The weather was awful all day. It rained non - stop.（一整天天气都很糟糕。雨下个不停。）

I had an awful headache after staying up late.（熬夜后我头疼得厉害。）

The food at that restaurant was awful. I won't go there again.（那家餐厅的食物难吃极了。我再也不会去了。）

He told an awful lie and got into big trouble.（他撒了一个弥天大谎，惹上了大麻烦。）

The movie I watched last night was awful. The plot was confusing.（我昨晚看的电影糟透了。剧情很混乱。）

There was an awful silence in the room after he made that statement.（他说完那句话后，房间里陷入了一种可怕的沉默。）

The traffic during rush hour is always awful in this city.（这个城市高峰时段的交通总是很糟糕。）

She has an awful lot of work to do before the deadline.（在截止日期前她有大量的工作要做。）

The smell in the old house was awful. It was like something died there.（老房子里的气味很难闻。就好像有什么东西死在那里了。）

The accident scene was an awful sight.（事故现场一片惨状。）

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

表达感受：在日常对话中，快速表达对事物的负面评价。例如：“A: How was your day? B: Awful! I lost my wallet on the bus.（A：你今天过得怎么样？B：糟透了！我在公交车上丢了钱包。）”

强调程度：用于夸张地描述某种不好的情况的程度。比如：“I'm so tired. I had an awful long day at work.（我太累了。我今天工作的时间长得要命。）”

写作运用

记叙文写作：在描述经历时，用 “awful” 来增强情感色彩。例如：“That summer, we had an awful vacation. It rained every day, and the hotel was dirty.（那个夏天，我们度过了一个糟糕透顶的假期。天天下雨，而且酒店还很脏。）”

描写文写作：描写场景或事物时突出其负面特征。比如：“The abandoned house had an awful appearance. Broken windows and peeling paint made it look really creepy.（那座废弃的房子外观破败不堪。破碎的窗户和剥落的油漆让它看起来阴森极了。）”

学习积累

替换练习：当想要表达 “bad”“terrible” 等意思时，尝试用 “awful” 替换，体会其在语境中的不同效果。例如：“The situation is bad. → The situation is awful.”

制作例句卡片：把包含 “awful” 的典型例句写在卡片上，随时复习，加深对其用法和搭配的记忆。