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。