adj.可怕的；糟糕的

Oh, no! How dreadful! 哦，不!真可怕！

There presents a dreadful sight. 那里呈现出可怕的情景。

We are waiting for God's dreadful judgement. 我们在等待上帝令人生畏的审判。

The dreadful sight chilled her to the marrow. 这种可怕的景象使她感到毛骨悚然。

He wrote off three cars in a year because of his dreadful driving. 因他的可怕的驾车技术，他一年内报废了三辆车。

What a dreadful situation for you. 您的处境真糟糕。

Dreadful weather, don't you think? 这天气真讨厌，你说不是吗?

dreadful的基本意思是“可怕的,令人畏惧的”,用来加强语气时作“极端的,极其大的”解,此时常用作定语。dreadful在口语中可用来形容人或物“糟糕的,讨厌的,烦人的”。