fearful
adj
1 ~ (of sth/of doing sth); ~ (that/lest...) nervous and afraid 紧张而担心的
fearful of waking the baby/fearful that we might wake the baby 生怕把婴儿吵醒.
2 terrible; horrifying 可怕的; 可怖的
a fearful railway accident 火车失事惨剧.
3 (infml 口) very great; very bad 极端的
What a fearful mess!简直是一塌糊涂!
🔁 扩展释义
*['fiәful]a. 可怕的, 恐怕的, 担心的相关词组: be fearful of... be fearful to do sth
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
sensibleadj. 明智的;合乎情理的;通情达理的;意识到的,能感觉到的;
n. 可感觉到的东西;敏感的人;
jumblevt. (使)混乱,杂乱;使困惑;
vi. 纷乱;
n. 杂乱的一堆;一团乱;<英>待义卖的杂旧物;
No, we didn't fix anything. We thought we might go out, but we said we'd check with each other first. And now I'm telling you I can't manage this Friday. Another time, possibly, but not Friday.