一、详细释义:
n.
恐惧,畏惧
例句:
They lived in hourly dread of discovery.
他们时时刻刻担心被人发觉。
令人恐惧的事物
例句:
Plague was a great dread.
瘟疫曾是十分恐怖的事。
例句:
My greatest dread is that my parents will find out.
我最担心的就是父母会察觉出来。
v.
害怕,恐惧,担心 [T]
例句:
I dread that I may never see you again.
我害怕我也许再也见不到你了。
例句:
Such are the things which we dread so rightfully.
这些便是我们理当惧怕的事。
二、词义辨析:
alarm,fear,fright,horror,panic,terror,dread
这些名词均含“恐惧、惧怕、惊恐”之意。alarm强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。fear普通用词,侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。fright通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧,有时含夸张意味。horror侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。 panic常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。terror指极大的恐惧和惊骇,语气最强。dread可与fear换用,着重害怕的心理,但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。
三、参考例句:
Plague was a great dread.
瘟疫曾是十分恐怖的事。
They lived in hourly dread of discovery.
他们时时刻刻担心被人发觉。
Children dread the derision of their playmates.
孩子们害怕受到同伴的嘲笑。
She has a dread of snakes.
她非常害怕蛇。
You don't dread Sunday night.
你不会在周日晚上焦虑不安。
You dread going to work each day.
你每天都害怕去上班。
Such are the things which we dread so rightfully.
这些便是我们理当惧怕的事。
I dread to think of what may happen.
我害怕去想可能要发生的事。
My greatest dread is that my parents will find out.
我最担心的就是父母会察觉出来。
I dread that I may never see you again.
我害怕我也许再也见不到你了。