frightful

🇬🇧 UK/'fraitful/🇺🇸 US

B1

Definitions

adj.

Causing fright or terror; dreadful; also used informally to mean extreme or very bad.

可怕的，令人恐惧的；极度的

adv.

Frightfully; very.

非常，极其

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

frightfulother

=frightful

Common Collocations

1.frightful [tragedy/disaster/experience]可怕的悲剧/灾难/经历
2.absolutely frightful绝对可怕的

Example Sentences

1.
The accident was a frightful tragedy that devastated the community.
2.
He had a frightful nightmare that woke him in the middle of the night.

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