形容词
At the dentist’s-(看牙医)
1. 非常严重的;骇人的;糟糕的
A terrible experience or situation is very serious or very unpleasant.
1. causing fear or dread or terror
e.g. 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
Synonym: awfuldiredirefuldread(a)dreadeddreadfulfearfulfearsomefrighteninghorrendoushorrific
2. exceptionally bad or displeasing
e.g. atrocious taste
abominable workmanship
an awful voice
dreadful manners
a painful performance
terrible handwriting
an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
Synonym: atrociousabominableawfuldreadfulpainfulunspeakable
3. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
e.g. severe pain
a severe case of flu
a terrible cough
under wicked fire from the enemy's guns
a wicked cough
4. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
e.g. in a frightful hurry
spent a frightful amount of money
Synonym: frightfulawfultremendous