dread
n
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.
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, 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.
Your wife would not be pleased to hear you say that.
你的妻子听到你那么说是会不高兴的。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
Many families spend this at a cottage by the seaside or go camping in the hills or on the coast.