音标:[dred] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 恐惧, 可怕的人(或事)
a. 可怕的, 可怖的
v. 恐惧, 害怕
n fearful expectation or anticipation
v be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
s causing fear or dread or terror
词型变化:过去式 : dreaded ; 现在分词 : dreading ; 过去分词 : dreaded ; 第三人称单数 : dreads ; 名词复数形式 : dreads
考试类型:[四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS]
词性分布:
名词51%
动词48%
形容词1%

dread的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. I dread having to visit the dentist .我害怕看牙医。
  2. I dread to think what will happen if she finds out the truth.我不敢去想她知道真相后会怎么样。
  3. Much of what we dread is really due to indistinctness of outline.畏生于不明,大抵如此。
用作名词(n.)
  1. The Jews lived in dread of being caught.这些犹太人生活在会遭到拘捕的恐惧之中。
  2. My greatest dread is that my parents will find out.我最担心的就是父母会察觉出来。
  3. A raid from the north, on the other hand, must have been a matter for dread.另一方面,来自北部的袭击必然是一件可怕的事。
用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. The boy dreads his father.这个孩子畏惧他的父亲。
  2. I dread the dog.我害怕这条狗。
  3. Tom dreaded his visits to the dentist.汤姆非常怕看牙医。
  4. Cats dread water.猫怕水。
  5. I dread the examination.我怕这次考试。
  6. He doesn't dread death.他不怕死。
S+~+to- v
  1. I dread to think what will happen in the next few days.我不敢想今后几日内将要发生的事情。
  2. I dread to see him again.我不敢再见他。
S+~+ v -ing
  1. She dreaded going to the doctor.她怕去看医生。
  2. She dreaded having another heart attack.她担心心脏病再发作。
  3. I dread thinking of what may happen.我怕想可能发生的事。
  4. Do you dread being ill?你害怕生病吗?
  5. The child dreads going to bed in the dark.小孩害怕在黑暗中上床睡觉。
S+~+that-clause
  1. I dread that I may never see you again.我生怕这一辈子再也见不到你了。
  2. I dread that he will come.我担心他会来。
  3. He dreads that his wife might take the child from him.他担心妻子可能把孩子带走。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
dread the moment
    担心(某事)会发生 worry about sth will happen

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • dread death怕死
  • dread dog怕狗
  • dread examination害怕考试
  • dread father害怕父亲
  • dread the moment担心(某事)会发生
  • dread mother害怕母亲
  • dread teacher惧怕老师
  • dread war害怕战争
  • dread water怕水
~+副词
  • dread constantly时刻感到害怕
  • dread irrationally没有理由地畏惧
  • dread nervously非常害怕
  • dread overwhelmingly过分地害怕
  • dread righteously理所当然地惧怕
  • dread secretly暗暗地害怕
  • dread unimaginably着实害怕
  • dread unnaturally不自然地害怕
  • dread vaguely隐隐约约感到害怕

经典引文

  • The dread of loneliness being keener than the fear of bondage, we get married.

    出自:C. Connolly
  • A bondage dreader far than death.

    出自:F. W. Faber
  • The dread possibility..of being expelled.

    出自:R. Ellison
  • I sometimes dread that all is not right at home.

    出自:T. Moore
  • The thing I hoped for and had dreaded to miss.

    出自:J. Buchan
  • Mrs Ruskin hated Scotland and..dreaded going there.

    出自:P. Rose
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