1 very bad or unpleasant 很坏的;令人不快的:
We had an awful holiday. It rained every day.我们的假期很糟糕,每天都下雨。I feel awful -- I think I'll go to bed.我觉得很不舒服,想去睡了。What an awful thing to say!竟说出这样的恶言恶语来!
2 terrible; very serious 可怕的;严重的:
I'm afraid there's been some awful news.恐怕有些坏消息呢。
3 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) (informal 非正式) very great 非常的:
We've got an awful lot of work to do.我们有一大堆的工作要做。
awful/ˋɔfḷ; ˈɔːf$l/adj 1 very bad or unpleasant 糟糕的﹐恶劣的﹔讨厌的: The weather was awful. 天气十分糟糕。He's a pretty awful driver. 他是个十分糟糕的驾驶员。see box at见 BAD 方框2 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] spoken used to emphasize how much, how good, how bad etc something is【口】非常的﹔十足的: It's going to cost an awful lot of (=a large amount of) money. 这要花费一大笔钱。She made me feel an awful fool. 她让我觉得自己像个大傻瓜。3 look/feel awful to look or feel ill 气色/感觉很不好