awful
adjective
uk/ˈɔː.fəl/us/ˈɑː.fəl/awfuladjective(BAD)
A2
extremelybadorunpleasant:
极坏的；恶劣的；糟糕的；令人极不愉快的Hesufferedawfulinjuriesin thecrash.他在撞车事故中受了重伤。
We had awfulweather.我们碰上了糟糕的天气。
She has an awfulboss.她的老板极难相处。
What an awful thing to say!说这种话，太不像话了！
Wouldlifebe so awful without acar?没有车，日子就那么难过吗？
Thefoodwas awful.这食物糟糕透顶。
She'd beenilland shelookedawful.她一直在生病，气色糟透了。
Synonyms
abominable
abysmal(BAD)
atrocious(VERY BAD)
diremainlyUKinformal
dreadful(LOW QUALITY)mainlyUK
frightfulold-fashionedinformal
grim(WITHOUT HOPE)
horrendous
horrible
horridold-fashionedinformal
terrible(UNPLEASANT)
bad weather, conditions, situations, etc.
- badIf the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do.
- poorShe's 87 and in poor health.
- direThe predictions for the economy are dire.
- grimShe was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life.
- awfulThe smell from the bins was awful.
a bad person, action, etc.
- badA very bad man is getting what he deserves.
- evilHe was an evil dictator who murdered his own people.
- wickedRapunzel was trapped inside a tower by a wicked witch.
- awfulShe was truly awful to him through their entire marriage.
- terribleHe was a terrible husband.
- If thepartyis awful, we can alwaysleave.
- Thehotelwas awful! Tobeginwith,ourroomwasfartoosmall.
- The awfulspectreofcivilwarloomsover thecountry.
- It's a goodjobthey didn't gocampinglastweekend- theweatherwas awful.
- Theylivedownwindof a pig-farm and sometimes thesmellis awful.
Not of good quality
- a miserable, poor, etc. excuse forsomethingidiom
- appallingly
- atrocious
- atrociously
- awfully
- awfulness
- badness
- downscale
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inadequately
- janky
- shite
- tacky
- tawdriness
- tawdry
- thinness
- third-class
- third-rate
- wretched
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Serious and unpleasant
awfuladjective(VERY GREAT)
B2[before noun]
verygreat:
极大的；很多的I don'tknowanawfullot(= very much)aboutart, but I'mlearning.我对艺术知道的不是特别多，但是我正在学。
Fortunately it won't makeanawfullot ofdifferenceif I don'tpassthetest.幸好，我就是过不了考试也没有太大的关系。
It was an awfulriskto take.那样做太冒险了。
- There's an awful lot ofsmutontelevisionthesedays.
- There's an awful lot ofworkto be done.
- It's an awfulborecookingamealeverynight.
- Ittakesan awfullongtimetotravelacrossthecityonpublictransport.
- I'mfeelingan awful lotbetter,thanks.
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- positive
- rank
- raving
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully