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Dreaded describes something that makes you afraid or anxious — the thing you would rather not face. Though actually, in everyday English it is very often a small joke: “the dreaded Monday morning,” “the dreaded phone call from Mum.” The speaker is not truly terrified; they are making a warm fuss about something awkward or . Without that playful tone it can still be serious: a dreaded disease, a dreaded exam. It is the adjective from dread, to feel great fear.
可怕的、令人擔心的(常是開玩笑的說法)
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
dreadedadj/ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/
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Causing fear, dread, or terror.
- I have got the dreaded flu.
- Young and old a dreaded lot/In knots our rivals tied.
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Having or wearing dreadlocks.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。