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direful
[英] [ˈdaɪəfəl] [美] [ˈdaɪrfəl] 生词本

adj.

Adjective

1. causing fear or dread or terror;

  • "the awful war"
  • "an awful risk"
  • "dire news"
  • "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"
  • "the dread presence of the headmaster"
  • "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"
  • "a dreadful storm"
  • "a fearful howling"
  • "horrendous explosions shook the city"
  • "a terrible curse"