awful
更新时间:2026-06-13 10:12:43 栏目: 英语词典
更新时间:2026-06-13 10:12:43 栏目: 英语词典
英 [ˈɔːfl];美 [ˈɔːfl]
形容词:
极坏的,糟糕的,令人不快的;
非常的,极大的(用于强调某种负面性质的程度);
可怕的,吓人的 。
副词:<非正式>极其,非常 。常用于口语中强调形容词所描述的状态程度很深,如 “awful cold(极其冷)” 。不过这种副词用法相对较少,更多时候还是作为形容词使用。
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 smell in the old house was awful.
老房子里的气味很难闻。
That was an awful movie. The plot was so boring.
那部电影糟透了。剧情太无聊了。
He has an awful temper. He gets angry easily.
他脾气很坏。很容易生气。
The accident scene was awful to behold.
事故现场看上去很可怕。
We had an awful time at the party because of the rude guests.
由于那些粗鲁的客人,我们在聚会上过得很不愉快。
The food at that restaurant is awful. I won't go there again.
那家餐馆的食物难吃极了。我再也不会去了。
There's an awful lot of work to do before the deadline.
截止日期前有大量的工作要做。
She felt awful about forgetting her friend's birthday.
她因为忘了朋友的生日而感到非常愧疚。
口语运用
表达个人感受: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 at school? B: Awful! I failed my math test.(A:你在学校过得怎么样?B:糟透了!我数学考试没及格。)”
描述情况:描述不好的状况。比如:“The traffic is awful this morning. I'm going to be late for work.(今天早上交通糟透了。我上班要迟到了。)”
写作运用
记叙文写作:在描述经历时,用来增添负面情绪色彩。例如:“That summer, an awful drought hit our village. Crops withered and people were worried.(那年夏天,一场严重的旱灾袭击了我们的村庄。庄稼枯萎了,人们忧心忡忡。)”
议论文写作:用于阐述反对观点时强调问题的严重性。比如:“Pollution has caused an awful impact on the environment. Urgent measures need to be taken.(污染对环境造成了极其恶劣的影响。需要采取紧急措施。)”
学习积累
对比记忆:将“awful”与相近含义的词如“terrible”“horrible”“bad”对比。分析它们在程度和使用语境上的差异,例如“awful”和“terrible”都表示程度深的“糟糕”,但“awful”有时更侧重主观感受;“horrible”则更强调令人恐惧的“可怕” 。
搭配记忆:记住常见搭配,如“awful smell(难闻的气味)”“awful noise(讨厌的噪音)”“awful experience(糟糕的经历)”等,通过搭配加深对词汇的理解和运用。
多听多说:在英语听力材料、电影、电视剧中留意“awful”的使用,模仿听到的句子进行口语练习,逐渐熟悉该词在不同情境中的运用。