英英释义
fearful [ 'fiəful ]
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adj.
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causing fear or dread or terror
"a fearful howling"
同义词： awful dire direful dread(a) dreaded dreadful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible
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lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
同义词： cowardly
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extremely distressing
"fearful slum conditions"
同义词： frightful
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timid by nature or revealing timidity
"cast fearful glances at the large dog"
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experiencing or showing fear
"a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"
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causing fear or dread or terror
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
fearful /ˈfɪəfʊl/ CET4 TEM4
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ADJ If you are fearful of something, you are afraid of it. 害怕的 [正式]
例：Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis.
银行家们害怕会有一场世界性的银行业危机。
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ADJ You use fearful to emphasize how serious or bad a situation is. 极严重的; 极糟糕的 [正式] [ADJ n]
例：The region is in a fearful recession.
该地区处于极严重的经济衰退中。
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Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis.
银行家们害怕会有一场世界性的银行业危机。
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They are fearful that unemployment will soon break the barrier of three million.
他们担心失业人数不久将突破300万大关。
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What on earth are we fearful of?
我们到底在害怕什么？
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Suddenly,Olive saw that Nate was also afraid fearful that the cow's struggle would be too much for him alone.
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So it might, if men had not found out" and here's her phrase worth remembering-- "a fearful alchemy by which this blood can be transformed into gold.
如果人们还没意识到的话,的确应该这样,这里有一段应该记住,"那是一种可怕的炼金术,将鲜血血炼成黄金
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only respected by the weak who are fearful of the consequences of injustice.
仅是弱者才会遵从,因为他们害怕不公的后果。
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