dreads

英 [dredz]

美 [dredz]

v.  非常害怕; 极为担心
n.  恐惧; 令人惧怕的事物
dread的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 非常担心;极为害怕
  If youdreadsomething which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting.
  1. I'm dreading Christmas this year...
     今年我非常害怕过圣诞节。
  2. I dreaded coming back, to be honest...
     说实话,我生怕回来。
  3. I suffer badly from cold sores and dread them appearing on my wedding day...
     我的唇疱疹很严重，我真担心它会在我的婚礼上发作。
  4. I'd been dreading that the birth would take a long time.
     我一直十分担心分娩会花很长时间。
• N-UNCOUNT 忧虑;恐惧
  Dreadis a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen.
  1. She thought with dread of the cold winters to come.
     她害怕即将来临的寒冷冬季。
• ADJ 可怕的;令人畏惧的
  Dreadmeans terrible and greatly feared.
  1. ...a more effective national policy to combat this dread disease.
     对抗这可怕疾病的更有效的国家政策
• ADJ 恼火的;生气的;不想要的
  You can usedreadto describe something that you, or a particular group of people, find annoying or undesirable.
  1. ...the dread phrase 'politically correct'.
     令人不快的短语“政治上正确”
• See also:dreaded
• PHRASE 不敢想
  If you say that youdread to thinkwhat might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
  1. I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency...
     我不敢想在重大紧急情况下会发生什么。
  2. I dread to think what Hollywood is planning to do with this interesting little story.
     我不敢想好莱坞打算如何处理这个有趣的小故事。

双语例句

• On the one hand, he dreads death for he holds that each frustration in love is death, which is echoed by his early frustrating love experience.
  一方面，他畏惧死亡，每次的爱情挫折在他看来就是死亡，这与他早年的个人坎坷的爱情经历有关。
• It's common to resolve to lose weight, but any sane person dreads a diet's dulling effect on the brain.
  这是决心减肥的人普遍都会忧虑的问题&任何从事脑力劳动的人都害怕节食会使大脑由于供能不足而变得迟钝。
• She dreads the ban and having to enforce it.
  她担心这个禁烟令，也害怕不得不执行禁烟令。
• When Sarah Lynn Brown is interviewing job candidates, she dreads hearing them say, "I want to use my skills and grow and learn."
  萨拉•林恩•布朗在面试求职者的时候，最怕听到他们说：“我希望利用我的能力，在这里得到成长和学习。”
• The job carries plenty of perks-a limo is mighty tempting to a girl whose Mustang can barely make it up a hill-but Mia's a shy type who dreads the spotlight a royal perch would bring.
  公主这差事固然有许多好处――正如对于只有一辆爬坡都费力的老爷车的女孩子来说，豪华轿车实在是不可抗拒的诱惑；然而，米娅生性腼腆害怕皇室高位带来的聚光灯。
• A burnt child dreads the fire.
  挨过烫的孩子最怕火。
• It's the moment any woman dreads running into an ex, especially if they happen to be with a new slimmer partner.
  每个女人都会害怕这样的时刻：遇见前男友，特别是当他带着比自己苗条的新欢。
• As they began their performance, the audience and judges were immediately captivated by his moving lyrics which revealed what the emotions who dreads school as he prayed to God for help.
  在他们开始演唱后，观众和评委立刻被他们感人的歌词迷住了，他们的歌曲表达了虽然害怕上学遭欺负、但仍然祈祷上帝帮助的感情。
• Thou canst not think, said the minister, glancing aside at Hester Prynne, how my heart dreads this interview, and yearns for it!
  你难以想象，牧师说着，偏过头来瞥了一眼海丝特白兰，我又害怕这次见面，又盼着这次见面的那种心理！
• He dreads that of he tells her the truth she'll leave him.
  他害怕如果告诉她真相的话，她会离开他。