
dread
英 /dred/ 美 /dred/
- v. 害怕;担忧Feel very worried about something unpleasant that may happen.
- n. 恐惧;忧虑Strong fear or worry about something that may happen.
I dread driving on icy roads after dark.
我很害怕天黑后在结冰的道路上开车。
Many employees dread losing their jobs when new technologies begin to replace familiar tasks in the workplace.
当新技术开始取代工作中的常规任务时,许多员工担心失去工作。
搭配
dread doing something 害怕做某事a sense of dread 恐惧感fill someone with dread 使某人充满恐惧
辨析提示
表示害怕做某事通常用 dread doing。
词族
dreadful (adj.)、dreadfully (adv.)、dreaded (adj.)
近义 fear
相关词
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- unbearable 难以忍受的
- utterly 完全地;彻底地
- sigh 叹气;叹息
- astonish 使十分惊讶
- disapproval 不赞同;反对
- bitterly 痛苦地;愤愤地
- rage 暴怒;狂怒
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