In everyday talk, awfully most often just means “very.” Awfully sorry. Awfully kind. Awfully tired.

In everyday talk在日常對話裡， awfully most often just means最常就是指 "very."「很」的意思，例如 Awfully sorry.就是很抱歉， Awfully kind.就是人很好、很親切， Awfully tired.就是很累。

It is a polite, slightly old-fashioned booster — you hear it more from adults than from teenagers, who may prefer so, really, or super.

It is a polite, slightly old-fashioned booster是一個客氣、有點老派的加強語氣詞， from adults大人 than比 from teenagers青少年 you hear it more更常這樣用， who may prefer so, really, or super青少年可能比較喜歡用 so、really 或 super。

It is common in British English and still used in American English, especially in set phrases like “awfully sorry.” Though actually the word still wears an older coat: “He played awfully” can mean “he played very badly,” because awful itself means “very bad.” Context tells you which job the word is doing. “Awfully nice” is almost never an insult; it is a warm, slightly old-school way to say “very nice.” In careful school writing, teachers often prefer very or extremely, because awfully can sound chatty — or, if the reader takes the dark meaning, confusing.

It is common in British English在英式英文裡很常見， and still used in American English在美式英文裡也還在用， especially in set phrases like "awfully sorry."特別是像 "awfully sorry" 這種固定用法裡。 Though actually the word still wears an older coat不過這個字其實還留著一個舊意思： "He played awfully" can mean "he played very badly,""He played awfully" 可以是指「他表現得很糟」， because awful itself means "very bad."因為 awful 本身就是「很糟」的意思。 Context tells you which job the word is doing.要靠前後文才知道這個字在做哪一種工作。 "Awfully nice" is almost never an insult"Awfully nice" 幾乎不會是在罵人， it is a warm, slightly old-school way to say "very nice."而是一種溫暖、有點老派的方式，用來說「很好」。 In careful school writing, teachers often prefer very or extremely在講究的學校作文裡，老師常比較喜歡用 very 或 extremely， because awfully can sound chatty因為 awfully 聽起來可能有點隨便， or, if the reader takes the dark meaning, confusing或者如果讀者理解成負面的意思，會讓人搞混。

The sense you need here is the booster: it turns the next word up, it does not by itself say that something is terrible.

The sense you need here is the booster你在這裡需要的意思是加強語氣的用法： it turns the next word up它是把後面那個字的語氣往上加強， it does not by itself say that something is terrible它本身並不是在說某件事很糟糕。