音标

英 [ˈɔːfl]；美 [ˈɔːfl]

意思

极坏的；糟糕的：用于描述令人不愉快、质量差或情况很不好的事物或经历。例如：The weather was awful all day.（一整天天气都很糟糕。）

非常的；极大的：表示程度很深，通常用于强调负面的情况或感受。例如：He has an awful temper.（他脾气非常暴躁。）

造句

The food at that restaurant was awful. I won't go there again.（那家餐厅的食物糟透了。我再也不会去那里了。）

I had an awful dream last night. It really scared me.（我昨晚做了个噩梦。真的把我吓坏了。）

The traffic this morning was awful. I was late for work.（今天早上的交通糟透了。我上班迟到了。）

Her performance in the play was awful. She seemed very nervous.（她在剧中的表演很糟糕。她看起来非常紧张。）

The smell in the old house was awful. It must have been empty for a long time.（老房子里的气味很难闻。它肯定已经空了很长时间了。）

We had an awful time at the party because of the noisy music.（由于音乐嘈杂，我们在聚会上玩得很不愉快。）

He made an awful mistake in the exam and lost a lot of points.（他在考试中犯了一个严重的错误，丢了很多分。）

The noise from the construction site is awful. It's disturbing my study.（建筑工地的噪音太可怕了。它打扰了我的学习。）

The movie I watched last night was awful. The plot was really boring.（我昨晚看的电影很糟糕。剧情真的很无聊。）

The situation in the city has become awful due to the heavy rain.（由于暴雨，这座城市的情况变得很糟糕。）

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

日常表达感受：在日常对话中，快速表达对某事或某物的负面评价。比如和朋友聊天时说：“The new TV show I watched is awful. Don't waste your time on it.（我看的那个新电视剧太烂了。别在上面浪费时间。）”

描述经历：分享自己不愉快的经历时使用。例如：“I had an awful day at school. I forgot my homework and got scolded by the teacher.（我在学校度过了糟糕的一天。我忘了带作业，还被老师批评了。）”

写作运用

记叙文写作：在描述过去的经历时，用“awful”增添细节和情感色彩。例如：“That summer vacation was supposed to be fun, but it turned out to be an awful experience. It rained every day, and we couldn't go out to play.（那个暑假本应该很有趣，但结果却是一次糟糕的经历。每天都下雨，我们都没法出去玩。）”

议论文写作：在论述某个观点时，用“awful”描述不良现象来支持论点。比如：“Pollution is causing an awful impact on our environment. We should take immediate action to protect it.（污染正在对我们的环境造成极其恶劣的影响。我们应该立即采取行动保护它。）”

学习积累

对比记忆：将“awful”与表示积极意义的形容词（如“wonderful”“great”）对比记忆，明确其语义差别，同时强化记忆。

情景联想：看到或经历不好的事情时，马上在脑海中用“awful”造个句子。比如闻到难闻气味时，心里想 “This smell is awful.”，通过实际情景加深对单词的理解和运用能力。