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dreaded
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adj.

v.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 可怕的;令人畏惧的 Dreaded means terrible and greatly feared. 

  • No one knew how to treat this dreaded disease.

    没人知道如何治疗这种可怕的疾病。

2. ADJ 令人恼火的;不方便的;不想要的 You can use the dreaded to describe something that you, or a particular group of people, find annoying, inconvenient, or undesirable. 

  • She's a victim of the dreaded hay fever...

    她患上了花粉热这种讨厌的病症。

  • Team orders on the final day were to avoid the dreaded blank at all costs.

    最后一天，队里的指示就是不惜一切代价实现零的突破。

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"
1. He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital.
他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。

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