Definition of awful in English:

awful

adjective ˈɔːf(ə)lˈɔfəl

1Very bad or unpleasant.
糟糕的；令人不快的
the place smelled awful
这个地方散发出一股难闻的气味。
I look awful in a swimsuit
我穿泳装难看极了。
an awful speech
糟糕的演讲。
Example sentencesExamples
- But above all it is the players who must be held accountable for this awful, pathetic display.
- Not only does it look awful but it smells dreadful.
- The wider one's sampling of a genre, the more abysmally awful stuff one encounters.
- The problem is then he turned around and went to Columbia University on Wednesday and gave an awful speech on the economy.
- But on too many other things, he's been poor to awful - especially on class issues.
- Injuries have hurt the offense a bit so far, and the pitching has been poor but not awful.
- Aside from that, I thought most of the speeches were pretty awful.
- Cabbages are green, taste awful, and make lousy pets.
- Most made-for-TV animation is pretty bad, with uneven animation, awful scripts, and poor execution.
- I'm not sure what was the most laughably awful thing about this movie.
- The speeches can sometimes be awful but his was very amusing.
- Taking one spoon full into my mouth sent me hurling towards the sink to spit out the awful substance that I had chosen to try and digest.
- Retaining so much creative advice from when I quit my terrible, awful job two months ago, we were able to draft his resignation letter in no time.
- It was awful, and it cheapened the brand, if a brand existed.
- And so, as the film ended, I couldn't work out why what I watched seemed to be a well directed, interesting film, choked by awful dialogue and poor plotting.
- Such were the things I told myself to get through that awful speech.
- Laughably awful dialogue is liberally slathered onto the stock adventure setup and the characters' true natures are obvious from the start.
- There were a few speeches, plus some awful, awful poetry and choral music.
- Sure, the acting is laughably awful and the dialogue is unintentionally hilarious.
- She finished this awful speech and looked at me triumphantly.
Synonyms
very unpleasant, disgusting, nasty, terrible, dreadful, ghastly, horrid, horrible, vile, foul, abominable, appalling, atrocious, horrendous, hideous, offensive, objectionable, obnoxious, frightful, loathsome, revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, odious, sickening, nauseating, nauseous
informal gruesome, diabolical, yucky, sick-making, God-awful, gross, from hell, icky
British informal grotty, beastly
North American informal hellacious, lousy
literary noisome
archaic disgustful, loathly
very bad, poor, dreadful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, hopeless, inadequate, inferior, unsatisfactory, substandard, laughable, lamentable, execrable
informal crummy, pathetic, rotten, useless, woeful, lousy, appalling, abysmal, dire, poxy, God-awful
British informal duff, chronic, rubbish, a load of pants
vulgar slang crap, shit, chickenshit
rare egregious
1. 1.1 Extremely shocking; horrific.
  恐怖的
  awful, bloody images
  恐怖又血腥的景象。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The awful sight of the bloody lieutenant writhing around on the ground was enough to sober him up from his delusional state.
  Something so dreadful, so awful, so horrifying, that Miiken could not stand the sight of it.
  He wrote letters to congressmen telling them that something awful and ‘bloody’ had occurred.
  You committed some bloody awful crimes, I mean you burst into banks, you held guns to people's heads, you threatened them, you assaulted them.
  She presided over a quiet part of Ireland, and though it was not without its problems, extremely awful things didn't often happen.
  And it seemed to me that what he was trying to do was to link this dreadful, awful terrorist attack on the World Trade Center to his view of what was going on in the Middle East.
  Not every bad thing that happens, not even every awful, horrific thing, is necessarily traumatic.
  During that time, however, some awful atrocities were perpetrated by the IRA.
  Is it just that the war isn't just, so that even small numbers of deaths in the war are awful atrocities?
  The true origin of Valentine's Day is bloody awful, involving a saint and a massacre and gangsters and machine guns.
  I am human because I feel pain when I hear or read about these awful crimes, the perpetrators don't give a damn.
  I'm tired of writing about the awful atrocities carried out in the name of Christianity, decency, or family values.
  On August 19, 1942, the Marines engaged the enemy in an awful, bloody battle.
  In a strange sense this event helped to bring home that awful atrocity.
  It was no surprise really that when he made that shocking and awful accusation, he was across the Atlantic, presumably discussing already how the spoils of war were to be divided.
  One might object that Elizabethan and Jacobean Justice was every bit as cruel and bloody as the awful spectacle that Moryson witnessed.
  What was so tragic was to know that, through no fault of their own, they are caught up in the awful atrocities being carried out in their homeland.
  So everything is stage managed to make the awful, horrific attack something very special.
  There doesn't seem to be any ability to understand how or why terrorists might be led to do the admittedly horrifying and awful and frightful things that they've done.
  At the time of writing, there is same optimism regarding an end to this bloody awful war that we should not be involved in, so I hope that our men and women can be saved and soon return to us.
  Synonyms
  serious, grave, bad, terrible, dreadful, alarming, critical
2. 1.2 (of a person) very unwell or troubled.
  （人）不舒服的；不安的
  I felt awful for being so angry with him
  我为对他发那么大火感到不安。
  you look awful—you should go and lie down
  你看上去身体不适，该去躺一会儿。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I feel awful that I'm sending my guest out into the rain alone for breakfast, but I'm certain he'll manage.
  It always left him feeling awful and despicable and very, terribly lonely.
  The Boy and I were supposed to visit him this afternoon but I woke up sick and had to stay home, and now I feel awful for not going to see him.
  She felt altogether awful and wondered if the stress of her life had something to do with her physical sickness.
  I stood my neighbor up the night of the dance, and I felt awful about it.
  We feel the negative judgment of others and consequently feel awful about ourselves.
  Oh god, he looked awfulhe looked so weakand well, depressed.
  I was rebounding and using an expanse of dates to distract my attention from how awful I really felt.
  Not rooting against the Yankees, per se, but not feeling awful that Clemens was obviously going to be pulled from the game.
  The last time I'd ridden 200 miles, I felt awful the next day, like I'd been hit by a truck.
  Vinton still hovered over his wounded sister and felt extremely awful for shooting her.
  Come lunch time and I felt really awful - had a terrible headache and just wanted to go home and go to bed.
  Synonyms
  ill, unwell, washed out, peaky
  sick, queasy, nauseous, nauseated, green about the gills
  faint, dizzy, giddy
  British off, off colour, poorly
  informal rough, lousy, rotten, terrible, dreadful, crummy
  British informal grotty, ropy
  Scottish informal wabbit, peely-wally
  Australian/New Zealand informal crook
  vulgar slang crappy
  dated queer, seedy
  rare peaked, peakish
  remorseful, conscience-stricken, guilty, guilt-ridden, ashamed, chastened, contrite, sorry, full of regret, regretful, repentant, penitent, shamefaced, self-reproachful, apologetic
2attributive Used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something unpleasant or negative.
极；太（尤指令人不快或消极的东西）
I've made an awful fool of myself
我大出洋相。
Example sentencesExamples
- Apparently he led his wife an awful dance.
- I made an awful fool of myself.
- There's an awful risk of confusion for buyers.
- Though Jo had resolved never to marry, still she felt an awful loneliness as she wondered what direction her life should take.
- But she had made an awful mess of it.
- Some people find these birds to be an awful nuisance.
- It's still an awful burden.
3archaic Inspiring reverential wonder or fear.
〈古〉令人惊叹的；可怕的
Example sentencesExamples
- They walk in awful splendor, regal yet.
- He is not always the evil, ghoulish, awful, frightening character that sometimes the Satanists would picture him to be.
- How does God begin and carry forward his submissive prostration of the soul, before his awful justice?
- The awful majesty of God now will not be in the way to hinder perfect freedom and intimacy in the enjoyment of God.
Synonyms
awe-inspiring, awesome, impressive, amazing
dread, fearful

adverbˈɔːf(ə)lˈɔfəl

North American informal

as submodifier Awfully; very.
〈非正式，主北美〉很，非常
we're an awful long way from the motorway
我们离高速公路还远着呢。
Example sentencesExamples
- This is an awful serious proposition… Let me argue it out for you.
- Sounds awful touchy-feely, but sometimes the most revolutionary ideas are touchy-feely.
- The locals have been wondering for an awful long time now when he will get around to scoring for their club.
- This case should be awful tough for a prosecutor to put on.
- And yet those games of the early 80s seem awful quaint now, don't they?
- He has gotten awful buddy-buddy with them lately - maneuvering for the job?
Synonyms
very, extremely, really, exceedingly, immensely, thoroughly, decidedly, terribly, frightfully, dreadfully, fearfully, exceptionally, uncommonly, remarkably, eminently, extraordinarily, most, positively, particularly

Phrases

an awful lot

A very large amount; a great deal.
很多；非常多
we've had an awful lot of letters
我们有很多信。
Example sentencesExamples
- We have done an awful lot to get rid of a lot of the forms we have got and also the policies.
- There was an awful lot to learn and a great deal of pressure, but he coped with it well.
- Slightly out on the timing, but an awful lot of Jack Aubrey seems to be there.
- Terminally ill people require an awful lot of care and attention and therefore cost a lot of money.
- I feel that - it is a very major thing, and obviously, an awful lot of hard work goes into it.
- I'm not really sure any more who reads this thing, other than, it's an awful lot of people.
- There are a lot of people who have put an awful lot into the development of this school.
- In the end it was down to an awful lot of luck and an awful lot of serendipity.
- There's an awful lot of research that's required still in order to optimise the process.
- We had an awful lot of people and we couldn't get anything else on the field.
- I have just spent an awful lot of money on a brand new PC, which will be coming in the next couple of weeks.
- It is awesome to play in the World Cup anywhere, but to play in a game close to my family and friends means an awful lot.
- What I try to do when I act is think a lot, an awful lot, before I show up on the set.
- As a result, I do seem to have ended up knowing an awful lot of detail about an awful lot of blogs.
- If this fight is not to happen, the Las Vegas decision will have to be ratified by an awful lot of other people.
- This is more of an update than a post and won't be of enormous interest to an awful lot of you, I'm sure.
- You can spend an awful lot of time as an addict, an awful lot of useless time, debating such stuff.
- New employees would need an awful lot of shares to catch up with longer-serving workers.
- There is an awful lot of detail in this report and I am sure it is all of interest to readers.
- This is stupid and has caused an awful lot of congestion where there previously wasn't that much.

Origin

Old English (see awe, -ful).

Rhymes

lawful

Definition of awful in US English:

awful

adjectiveˈôfəlˈɔfəl

1Very bad or unpleasant.
糟糕的；令人不快的
the place smelled awful
这个地方散发出一股难闻的气味。
I look awful in a swimsuit
我穿泳装难看极了。
an awful speech
糟糕的演讲。
Example sentencesExamples
- Laughably awful dialogue is liberally slathered onto the stock adventure setup and the characters' true natures are obvious from the start.
- Such were the things I told myself to get through that awful speech.
- The wider one's sampling of a genre, the more abysmally awful stuff one encounters.
- Injuries have hurt the offense a bit so far, and the pitching has been poor but not awful.
- Sure, the acting is laughably awful and the dialogue is unintentionally hilarious.
- Cabbages are green, taste awful, and make lousy pets.
- Not only does it look awful but it smells dreadful.
- Taking one spoon full into my mouth sent me hurling towards the sink to spit out the awful substance that I had chosen to try and digest.
- She finished this awful speech and looked at me triumphantly.
- Most made-for-TV animation is pretty bad, with uneven animation, awful scripts, and poor execution.
- And so, as the film ended, I couldn't work out why what I watched seemed to be a well directed, interesting film, choked by awful dialogue and poor plotting.
- The problem is then he turned around and went to Columbia University on Wednesday and gave an awful speech on the economy.
- But on too many other things, he's been poor to awful - especially on class issues.
- The speeches can sometimes be awful but his was very amusing.
- But above all it is the players who must be held accountable for this awful, pathetic display.
- I'm not sure what was the most laughably awful thing about this movie.
- Aside from that, I thought most of the speeches were pretty awful.
- Retaining so much creative advice from when I quit my terrible, awful job two months ago, we were able to draft his resignation letter in no time.
- It was awful, and it cheapened the brand, if a brand existed.
- There were a few speeches, plus some awful, awful poetry and choral music.
Synonyms
very unpleasant, disgusting, nasty, terrible, dreadful, ghastly, horrid, horrible, vile, foul, abominable, appalling, atrocious, horrendous, hideous, offensive, objectionable, obnoxious, frightful, loathsome, revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, odious, sickening, nauseating, nauseous
very bad, poor, dreadful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, hopeless, inadequate, inferior, unsatisfactory, substandard, laughable, lamentable, execrable
1. 1.1 Extremely shocking; horrific.
  恐怖的
  awful, bloody images
  恐怖又血腥的景象。
  Example sentencesExamples
  During that time, however, some awful atrocities were perpetrated by the IRA.
  You committed some bloody awful crimes, I mean you burst into banks, you held guns to people's heads, you threatened them, you assaulted them.
  I am human because I feel pain when I hear or read about these awful crimes, the perpetrators don't give a damn.
  At the time of writing, there is same optimism regarding an end to this bloody awful war that we should not be involved in, so I hope that our men and women can be saved and soon return to us.
  He wrote letters to congressmen telling them that something awful and ‘bloody’ had occurred.
  In a strange sense this event helped to bring home that awful atrocity.
  There doesn't seem to be any ability to understand how or why terrorists might be led to do the admittedly horrifying and awful and frightful things that they've done.
  She presided over a quiet part of Ireland, and though it was not without its problems, extremely awful things didn't often happen.
  On August 19, 1942, the Marines engaged the enemy in an awful, bloody battle.
  I'm tired of writing about the awful atrocities carried out in the name of Christianity, decency, or family values.
  It was no surprise really that when he made that shocking and awful accusation, he was across the Atlantic, presumably discussing already how the spoils of war were to be divided.
  One might object that Elizabethan and Jacobean Justice was every bit as cruel and bloody as the awful spectacle that Moryson witnessed.
  And it seemed to me that what he was trying to do was to link this dreadful, awful terrorist attack on the World Trade Center to his view of what was going on in the Middle East.
  The true origin of Valentine's Day is bloody awful, involving a saint and a massacre and gangsters and machine guns.
  Not every bad thing that happens, not even every awful, horrific thing, is necessarily traumatic.
  The awful sight of the bloody lieutenant writhing around on the ground was enough to sober him up from his delusional state.
  So everything is stage managed to make the awful, horrific attack something very special.
  What was so tragic was to know that, through no fault of their own, they are caught up in the awful atrocities being carried out in their homeland.
  Something so dreadful, so awful, so horrifying, that Miiken could not stand the sight of it.
  Is it just that the war isn't just, so that even small numbers of deaths in the war are awful atrocities?
  Synonyms
  serious, grave, bad, terrible, dreadful, alarming, critical
2. 1.2 (of a person) very unwell, troubled, or unhappy.
  （人）不舒服的；不安的
  I felt awful for being so angry with him
  我为对他发那么大火感到不安。
  you look awful—you should go and lie down
  你看上去身体不适，该去躺一会儿。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I feel awful that I'm sending my guest out into the rain alone for breakfast, but I'm certain he'll manage.
  She felt altogether awful and wondered if the stress of her life had something to do with her physical sickness.
  Oh god, he looked awfulhe looked so weakand well, depressed.
  It always left him feeling awful and despicable and very, terribly lonely.
  We feel the negative judgment of others and consequently feel awful about ourselves.
  Not rooting against the Yankees, per se, but not feeling awful that Clemens was obviously going to be pulled from the game.
  Vinton still hovered over his wounded sister and felt extremely awful for shooting her.
  The last time I'd ridden 200 miles, I felt awful the next day, like I'd been hit by a truck.
  The Boy and I were supposed to visit him this afternoon but I woke up sick and had to stay home, and now I feel awful for not going to see him.
  I stood my neighbor up the night of the dance, and I felt awful about it.
  I was rebounding and using an expanse of dates to distract my attention from how awful I really felt.
  Come lunch time and I felt really awful - had a terrible headache and just wanted to go home and go to bed.
  Synonyms
  ill, unwell, washed out, peaky
  remorseful, conscience-stricken, guilty, guilt-ridden, ashamed, chastened, contrite, sorry, full of regret, regretful, repentant, penitent, shamefaced, self-reproachful, apologetic
2attributive Used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something unpleasant or negative.
极；太（尤指令人不快或消极的东西）
I've made an awful fool of myself
我大出洋相。
Example sentencesExamples
- Apparently he led his wife an awful dance.
- It's still an awful burden.
- There's an awful risk of confusion for buyers.
- But she had made an awful mess of it.
- I made an awful fool of myself.
- Some people find these birds to be an awful nuisance.
- Though Jo had resolved never to marry, still she felt an awful loneliness as she wondered what direction her life should take.
3archaic Inspiring reverential wonder or fear.
〈古〉令人惊叹的；可怕的
Example sentencesExamples
- The awful majesty of God now will not be in the way to hinder perfect freedom and intimacy in the enjoyment of God.
- He is not always the evil, ghoulish, awful, frightening character that sometimes the Satanists would picture him to be.
- How does God begin and carry forward his submissive prostration of the soul, before his awful justice?
- They walk in awful splendor, regal yet.
Synonyms
awe-inspiring, awesome, impressive, amazing

adverbˈôfəlˈɔfəl

North American informal

as submodifier Awfully; very.
〈非正式，主北美〉很，非常
we're an awful long way from the main road
我们离高速公路还远着呢。
Example sentencesExamples
- Sounds awful touchy-feely, but sometimes the most revolutionary ideas are touchy-feely.
- He has gotten awful buddy-buddy with them lately - maneuvering for the job?
- The locals have been wondering for an awful long time now when he will get around to scoring for their club.
- This is an awful serious proposition… Let me argue it out for you.
- And yet those games of the early 80s seem awful quaint now, don't they?
- This case should be awful tough for a prosecutor to put on.
Synonyms
very, extremely, really, exceedingly, immensely, thoroughly, decidedly, terribly, frightfully, dreadfully, fearfully, exceptionally, uncommonly, remarkably, eminently, extraordinarily, most, positively, particularly

Phrases

an awful lot

A very large amount; a great deal.
很多；非常多
we've had an awful lot of letters
我们有很多信。
you've still got an awful lot to learn
你还有很多东西要学。
Example sentencesExamples
- If this fight is not to happen, the Las Vegas decision will have to be ratified by an awful lot of other people.
- There are a lot of people who have put an awful lot into the development of this school.
- What I try to do when I act is think a lot, an awful lot, before I show up on the set.
- As a result, I do seem to have ended up knowing an awful lot of detail about an awful lot of blogs.
- We have done an awful lot to get rid of a lot of the forms we have got and also the policies.
- There is an awful lot of detail in this report and I am sure it is all of interest to readers.
- Terminally ill people require an awful lot of care and attention and therefore cost a lot of money.
- Slightly out on the timing, but an awful lot of Jack Aubrey seems to be there.
- We had an awful lot of people and we couldn't get anything else on the field.
- New employees would need an awful lot of shares to catch up with longer-serving workers.
- This is stupid and has caused an awful lot of congestion where there previously wasn't that much.
- It is awesome to play in the World Cup anywhere, but to play in a game close to my family and friends means an awful lot.
- There was an awful lot to learn and a great deal of pressure, but he coped with it well.
- I have just spent an awful lot of money on a brand new PC, which will be coming in the next couple of weeks.
- I'm not really sure any more who reads this thing, other than, it's an awful lot of people.
- You can spend an awful lot of time as an addict, an awful lot of useless time, debating such stuff.
- In the end it was down to an awful lot of luck and an awful lot of serendipity.
- This is more of an update than a post and won't be of enormous interest to an awful lot of you, I'm sure.
- I feel that - it is a very major thing, and obviously, an awful lot of hard work goes into it.
- There's an awful lot of research that's required still in order to optimise the process.

Origin

Old English (see awe, -ful).

词汇	awful
释义	Definition of awful in English: awful adjective ˈɔːf(ə)lˈɔfəl 1Very bad or unpleasant. 糟糕的；令人不快的 the place smelled awful 这个地方散发出一股难闻的气味。 I look awful in a swimsuit 我穿泳装难看极了。 an awful speech 糟糕的演讲。 Example sentencesExamples But above all it is the players who must be held accountable for this awful, pathetic display. Not only does it look awful but it smells dreadful. The wider one's sampling of a genre, the more abysmally awful stuff one encounters. The problem is then he turned around and went to Columbia University on Wednesday and gave an awful speech on the economy. But on too many other things, he's been poor to awful - especially on class issues. Injuries have hurt the offense a bit so far, and the pitching has been poor but not awful. Aside from that, I thought most of the speeches were pretty awful. Cabbages are green, taste awful, and make lousy pets. Most made-for-TV animation is pretty bad, with uneven animation, awful scripts, and poor execution. I'm not sure what was the most laughably awful thing about this movie. The speeches can sometimes be awful but his was very amusing. Taking one spoon full into my mouth sent me hurling towards the sink to spit out the awful substance that I had chosen to try and digest. Retaining so much creative advice from when I quit my terrible, awful job two months ago, we were able to draft his resignation letter in no time. It was awful, and it cheapened the brand, if a brand existed. And so, as the film ended, I couldn't work out why what I watched seemed to be a well directed, interesting film, choked by awful dialogue and poor plotting. Such were the things I told myself to get through that awful speech. Laughably awful dialogue is liberally slathered onto the stock adventure setup and the characters' true natures are obvious from the start. There were a few speeches, plus some awful, awful poetry and choral music. Sure, the acting is laughably awful and the dialogue is unintentionally hilarious. She finished this awful speech and looked at me triumphantly. Synonyms very unpleasant, disgusting, nasty, terrible, dreadful, ghastly, horrid, horrible, vile, foul, abominable, appalling, atrocious, horrendous, hideous, offensive, objectionable, obnoxious, frightful, loathsome, revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, odious, sickening, nauseating, nauseous informal gruesome, diabolical, yucky, sick-making, God-awful, gross, from hell, icky British informal grotty, beastly North American informal hellacious, lousy literary noisome archaic disgustful, loathly very bad, poor, dreadful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, hopeless, inadequate, inferior, unsatisfactory, substandard, laughable, lamentable, execrable informal crummy, pathetic, rotten, useless, woeful, lousy, appalling, abysmal, dire, poxy, God-awful British informal duff, chronic, rubbish, a load of pants vulgar slang crap, shit, chickenshit rare egregious 1.1 Extremely shocking; horrific. 恐怖的 awful, bloody images 恐怖又血腥的景象。 Example sentencesExamples The awful sight of the bloody lieutenant writhing around on the ground was enough to sober him up from his delusional state. Something so dreadful, so awful, so horrifying, that Miiken could not stand the sight of it. He wrote letters to congressmen telling them that something awful and ‘bloody’ had occurred. You committed some bloody awful crimes, I mean you burst into banks, you held guns to people's heads, you threatened them, you assaulted them. She presided over a quiet part of Ireland, and though it was not without its problems, extremely awful things didn't often happen. And it seemed to me that what he was trying to do was to link this dreadful, awful terrorist attack on the World Trade Center to his view of what was going on in the Middle East. Not every bad thing that happens, not even every awful, horrific thing, is necessarily traumatic. During that time, however, some awful atrocities were perpetrated by the IRA. Is it just that the war isn't just, so that even small numbers of deaths in the war are awful atrocities? The true origin of Valentine's Day is bloody awful, involving a saint and a massacre and gangsters and machine guns. I am human because I feel pain when I hear or read about these awful crimes, the perpetrators don't give a damn. I'm tired of writing about the awful atrocities carried out in the name of Christianity, decency, or family values. On August 19, 1942, the Marines engaged the enemy in an awful, bloody battle. In a strange sense this event helped to bring home that awful atrocity. It was no surprise really that when he made that shocking and awful accusation, he was across the Atlantic, presumably discussing already how the spoils of war were to be divided. One might object that Elizabethan and Jacobean Justice was every bit as cruel and bloody as the awful spectacle that Moryson witnessed. What was so tragic was to know that, through no fault of their own, they are caught up in the awful atrocities being carried out in their homeland. So everything is stage managed to make the awful, horrific attack something very special. There doesn't seem to be any ability to understand how or why terrorists might be led to do the admittedly horrifying and awful and frightful things that they've done. At the time of writing, there is same optimism regarding an end to this bloody awful war that we should not be involved in, so I hope that our men and women can be saved and soon return to us. Synonyms serious, grave, bad, terrible, dreadful, alarming, critical 1.2 (of a person) very unwell or troubled. （人）不舒服的；不安的 I felt awful for being so angry with him 我为对他发那么大火感到不安。 you look awful—you should go and lie down 你看上去身体不适，该去躺一会儿。 Example sentencesExamples I feel awful that I'm sending my guest out into the rain alone for breakfast, but I'm certain he'll manage. It always left him feeling awful and despicable and very, terribly lonely. The Boy and I were supposed to visit him this afternoon but I woke up sick and had to stay home, and now I feel awful for not going to see him. She felt altogether awful and wondered if the stress of her life had something to do with her physical sickness. I stood my neighbor up the night of the dance, and I felt awful about it. We feel the negative judgment of others and consequently feel awful about ourselves. Oh god, he looked awfulhe looked so weakand well, depressed. I was rebounding and using an expanse of dates to distract my attention from how awful I really felt. Not rooting against the Yankees, per se, but not feeling awful that Clemens was obviously going to be pulled from the game. The last time I'd ridden 200 miles, I felt awful the next day, like I'd been hit by a truck. Vinton still hovered over his wounded sister and felt extremely awful for shooting her. Come lunch time and I felt really awful - had a terrible headache and just wanted to go home and go to bed. Synonyms ill, unwell, washed out, peaky sick, queasy, nauseous, nauseated, green about the gills faint, dizzy, giddy British off, off colour, poorly informal rough, lousy, rotten, terrible, dreadful, crummy British informal grotty, ropy Scottish informal wabbit, peely-wally Australian/New Zealand informal crook vulgar slang crappy dated queer, seedy rare peaked, peakish remorseful, conscience-stricken, guilty, guilt-ridden, ashamed, chastened, contrite, sorry, full of regret, regretful, repentant, penitent, shamefaced, self-reproachful, apologetic 2attributive Used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something unpleasant or negative. 极；太（尤指令人不快或消极的东西） I've made an awful fool of myself 我大出洋相。 Example sentencesExamples Apparently he led his wife an awful dance. I made an awful fool of myself. There's an awful risk of confusion for buyers. Though Jo had resolved never to marry, still she felt an awful loneliness as she wondered what direction her life should take. But she had made an awful mess of it. Some people find these birds to be an awful nuisance. It's still an awful burden. 3archaic Inspiring reverential wonder or fear. 〈古〉令人惊叹的；可怕的 Example sentencesExamples They walk in awful splendor, regal yet. He is not always the evil, ghoulish, awful, frightening character that sometimes the Satanists would picture him to be. How does God begin and carry forward his submissive prostration of the soul, before his awful justice? The awful majesty of God now will not be in the way to hinder perfect freedom and intimacy in the enjoyment of God. Synonyms awe-inspiring, awesome, impressive, amazing dread, fearful adverbˈɔːf(ə)lˈɔfəl North American informal as submodifier Awfully; very. 〈非正式，主北美〉很，非常 we're an awful long way from the motorway 我们离高速公路还远着呢。 Example sentencesExamples This is an awful serious proposition… Let me argue it out for you. Sounds awful touchy-feely, but sometimes the most revolutionary ideas are touchy-feely. The locals have been wondering for an awful long time now when he will get around to scoring for their club. This case should be awful tough for a prosecutor to put on. And yet those games of the early 80s seem awful quaint now, don't they? He has gotten awful buddy-buddy with them lately - maneuvering for the job? Synonyms very, extremely, really, exceedingly, immensely, thoroughly, decidedly, terribly, frightfully, dreadfully, fearfully, exceptionally, uncommonly, remarkably, eminently, extraordinarily, most, positively, particularly Phrases an awful lot A very large amount; a great deal. 很多；非常多 we've had an awful lot of letters 我们有很多信。 Example sentencesExamples We have done an awful lot to get rid of a lot of the forms we have got and also the policies. There was an awful lot to learn and a great deal of pressure, but he coped with it well. Slightly out on the timing, but an awful lot of Jack Aubrey seems to be there. Terminally ill people require an awful lot of care and attention and therefore cost a lot of money. I feel that - it is a very major thing, and obviously, an awful lot of hard work goes into it. I'm not really sure any more who reads this thing, other than, it's an awful lot of people. There are a lot of people who have put an awful lot into the development of this school. In the end it was down to an awful lot of luck and an awful lot of serendipity. There's an awful lot of research that's required still in order to optimise the process. We had an awful lot of people and we couldn't get anything else on the field. I have just spent an awful lot of money on a brand new PC, which will be coming in the next couple of weeks. It is awesome to play in the World Cup anywhere, but to play in a game close to my family and friends means an awful lot. What I try to do when I act is think a lot, an awful lot, before I show up on the set. As a result, I do seem to have ended up knowing an awful lot of detail about an awful lot of blogs. If this fight is not to happen, the Las Vegas decision will have to be ratified by an awful lot of other people. This is more of an update than a post and won't be of enormous interest to an awful lot of you, I'm sure. You can spend an awful lot of time as an addict, an awful lot of useless time, debating such stuff. New employees would need an awful lot of shares to catch up with longer-serving workers. There is an awful lot of detail in this report and I am sure it is all of interest to readers. This is stupid and has caused an awful lot of congestion where there previously wasn't that much. Origin Old English (see awe, -ful). Rhymes lawful adj.1 phr. Definition of awful in US English: awful adjectiveˈôfəlˈɔfəl 1Very bad or unpleasant. 糟糕的；令人不快的 the place smelled awful 这个地方散发出一股难闻的气味。 I look awful in a swimsuit 我穿泳装难看极了。 an awful speech 糟糕的演讲。 Example sentencesExamples Laughably awful dialogue is liberally slathered onto the stock adventure setup and the characters' true natures are obvious from the start. Such were the things I told myself to get through that awful speech. The wider one's sampling of a genre, the more abysmally awful stuff one encounters. Injuries have hurt the offense a bit so far, and the pitching has been poor but not awful. Sure, the acting is laughably awful and the dialogue is unintentionally hilarious. Cabbages are green, taste awful, and make lousy pets. Not only does it look awful but it smells dreadful. Taking one spoon full into my mouth sent me hurling towards the sink to spit out the awful substance that I had chosen to try and digest. She finished this awful speech and looked at me triumphantly. Most made-for-TV animation is pretty bad, with uneven animation, awful scripts, and poor execution. And so, as the film ended, I couldn't work out why what I watched seemed to be a well directed, interesting film, choked by awful dialogue and poor plotting. The problem is then he turned around and went to Columbia University on Wednesday and gave an awful speech on the economy. But on too many other things, he's been poor to awful - especially on class issues. The speeches can sometimes be awful but his was very amusing. But above all it is the players who must be held accountable for this awful, pathetic display. I'm not sure what was the most laughably awful thing about this movie. Aside from that, I thought most of the speeches were pretty awful. Retaining so much creative advice from when I quit my terrible, awful job two months ago, we were able to draft his resignation letter in no time. It was awful, and it cheapened the brand, if a brand existed. There were a few speeches, plus some awful, awful poetry and choral music. Synonyms very unpleasant, disgusting, nasty, terrible, dreadful, ghastly, horrid, horrible, vile, foul, abominable, appalling, atrocious, horrendous, hideous, offensive, objectionable, obnoxious, frightful, loathsome, revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, odious, sickening, nauseating, nauseous very bad, poor, dreadful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, hopeless, inadequate, inferior, unsatisfactory, substandard, laughable, lamentable, execrable 1.1 Extremely shocking; horrific. 恐怖的 awful, bloody images 恐怖又血腥的景象。 Example sentencesExamples During that time, however, some awful atrocities were perpetrated by the IRA. You committed some bloody awful crimes, I mean you burst into banks, you held guns to people's heads, you threatened them, you assaulted them. I am human because I feel pain when I hear or read about these awful crimes, the perpetrators don't give a damn. At the time of writing, there is same optimism regarding an end to this bloody awful war that we should not be involved in, so I hope that our men and women can be saved and soon return to us. He wrote letters to congressmen telling them that something awful and ‘bloody’ had occurred. In a strange sense this event helped to bring home that awful atrocity. There doesn't seem to be any ability to understand how or why terrorists might be led to do the admittedly horrifying and awful and frightful things that they've done. She presided over a quiet part of Ireland, and though it was not without its problems, extremely awful things didn't often happen. On August 19, 1942, the Marines engaged the enemy in an awful, bloody battle. I'm tired of writing about the awful atrocities carried out in the name of Christianity, decency, or family values. It was no surprise really that when he made that shocking and awful accusation, he was across the Atlantic, presumably discussing already how the spoils of war were to be divided. One might object that Elizabethan and Jacobean Justice was every bit as cruel and bloody as the awful spectacle that Moryson witnessed. And it seemed to me that what he was trying to do was to link this dreadful, awful terrorist attack on the World Trade Center to his view of what was going on in the Middle East. The true origin of Valentine's Day is bloody awful, involving a saint and a massacre and gangsters and machine guns. Not every bad thing that happens, not even every awful, horrific thing, is necessarily traumatic. The awful sight of the bloody lieutenant writhing around on the ground was enough to sober him up from his delusional state. So everything is stage managed to make the awful, horrific attack something very special. What was so tragic was to know that, through no fault of their own, they are caught up in the awful atrocities being carried out in their homeland. Something so dreadful, so awful, so horrifying, that Miiken could not stand the sight of it. Is it just that the war isn't just, so that even small numbers of deaths in the war are awful atrocities? Synonyms serious, grave, bad, terrible, dreadful, alarming, critical 1.2 (of a person) very unwell, troubled, or unhappy. （人）不舒服的；不安的 I felt awful for being so angry with him 我为对他发那么大火感到不安。 you look awful—you should go and lie down 你看上去身体不适，该去躺一会儿。 Example sentencesExamples I feel awful that I'm sending my guest out into the rain alone for breakfast, but I'm certain he'll manage. She felt altogether awful and wondered if the stress of her life had something to do with her physical sickness. Oh god, he looked awfulhe looked so weakand well, depressed. It always left him feeling awful and despicable and very, terribly lonely. We feel the negative judgment of others and consequently feel awful about ourselves. Not rooting against the Yankees, per se, but not feeling awful that Clemens was obviously going to be pulled from the game. Vinton still hovered over his wounded sister and felt extremely awful for shooting her. The last time I'd ridden 200 miles, I felt awful the next day, like I'd been hit by a truck. The Boy and I were supposed to visit him this afternoon but I woke up sick and had to stay home, and now I feel awful for not going to see him. I stood my neighbor up the night of the dance, and I felt awful about it. I was rebounding and using an expanse of dates to distract my attention from how awful I really felt. Come lunch time and I felt really awful - had a terrible headache and just wanted to go home and go to bed. Synonyms ill, unwell, washed out, peaky remorseful, conscience-stricken, guilty, guilt-ridden, ashamed, chastened, contrite, sorry, full of regret, regretful, repentant, penitent, shamefaced, self-reproachful, apologetic 2attributive Used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something unpleasant or negative. 极；太（尤指令人不快或消极的东西） I've made an awful fool of myself 我大出洋相。 Example sentencesExamples Apparently he led his wife an awful dance. It's still an awful burden. There's an awful risk of confusion for buyers. But she had made an awful mess of it. I made an awful fool of myself. Some people find these birds to be an awful nuisance. Though Jo had resolved never to marry, still she felt an awful loneliness as she wondered what direction her life should take. 3archaic Inspiring reverential wonder or fear. 〈古〉令人惊叹的；可怕的 Example sentencesExamples The awful majesty of God now will not be in the way to hinder perfect freedom and intimacy in the enjoyment of God. He is not always the evil, ghoulish, awful, frightening character that sometimes the Satanists would picture him to be. How does God begin and carry forward his submissive prostration of the soul, before his awful justice? They walk in awful splendor, regal yet. Synonyms awe-inspiring, awesome, impressive, amazing adverbˈôfəlˈɔfəl North American informal as submodifier Awfully; very. 〈非正式，主北美〉很，非常 we're an awful long way from the main road 我们离高速公路还远着呢。 Example sentencesExamples Sounds awful touchy-feely, but sometimes the most revolutionary ideas are touchy-feely. He has gotten awful buddy-buddy with them lately - maneuvering for the job? The locals have been wondering for an awful long time now when he will get around to scoring for their club. This is an awful serious proposition… Let me argue it out for you. And yet those games of the early 80s seem awful quaint now, don't they? This case should be awful tough for a prosecutor to put on. Synonyms very, extremely, really, exceedingly, immensely, thoroughly, decidedly, terribly, frightfully, dreadfully, fearfully, exceptionally, uncommonly, remarkably, eminently, extraordinarily, most, positively, particularly Phrases an awful lot A very large amount; a great deal. 很多；非常多 we've had an awful lot of letters 我们有很多信。 you've still got an awful lot to learn 你还有很多东西要学。 Example sentencesExamples If this fight is not to happen, the Las Vegas decision will have to be ratified by an awful lot of other people. There are a lot of people who have put an awful lot into the development of this school. What I try to do when I act is think a lot, an awful lot, before I show up on the set. As a result, I do seem to have ended up knowing an awful lot of detail about an awful lot of blogs. We have done an awful lot to get rid of a lot of the forms we have got and also the policies. There is an awful lot of detail in this report and I am sure it is all of interest to readers. Terminally ill people require an awful lot of care and attention and therefore cost a lot of money. Slightly out on the timing, but an awful lot of Jack Aubrey seems to be there. We had an awful lot of people and we couldn't get anything else on the field. New employees would need an awful lot of shares to catch up with longer-serving workers. This is stupid and has caused an awful lot of congestion where there previously wasn't that much. It is awesome to play in the World Cup anywhere, but to play in a game close to my family and friends means an awful lot. There was an awful lot to learn and a great deal of pressure, but he coped with it well. I have just spent an awful lot of money on a brand new PC, which will be coming in the next couple of weeks. I'm not really sure any more who reads this thing, other than, it's an awful lot of people. You can spend an awful lot of time as an addict, an awful lot of useless time, debating such stuff. In the end it was down to an awful lot of luck and an awful lot of serendipity. This is more of an update than a post and won't be of enormous interest to an awful lot of you, I'm sure. I feel that - it is a very major thing, and obviously, an awful lot of hard work goes into it. There's an awful lot of research that's required still in order to optimise the process. Origin Old English (see awe, -ful). adj.1 phr.
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