詞彙精選：awful的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
adj.
糟糕的，可怕的，極壞的
例句：
Most students didn't show up due to the awful weather.
因爲壞天氣的緣故，大多學生沒有出席。
例句：
I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.
我在倫敦再也呆不下去了！簡直是個糟糕至極的地方。
令人敬畏的
例句：
Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.
他們的一些罪行駭人聽聞，簡直令人毛骨悚然。
例句：
We were devastated by the awful news.
我們因這可怕的消息而感到極爲震驚。
生病的，不舒服的
例句：
I looked awful and felt quite shaky.
我貌似生病了，覺得很虛弱。
例句：
It's very urgent. I fell awful.
是很急的病，我覺得糟透了。
極大的，極多的
例句：
I've got an awful lot of work to do.
我有一大堆事情要做。
adv.
極度地，非常
例句：
It's an awful long way.
路程可不近。
例句：
Gosh, you're awful pretty.
天哪，你太漂亮了！
二、詞義辨析：
afraid,fearful,awful,dreadful,frightful,terrible,horrible,terrific,appalling
這些形容詞均含“害怕的、可怕的”之意。afraid指由於膽小或怯懦而不敢說或做某事。fearful普通用詞，既指外界情況變化而引起的恐懼，又指來自內心的害怕與焦慮。awful指威嚴得令人害怕或敬畏，有一定的感情色彩。dreadful指使人非常恐懼，毛骨悚然，也使人感到討厭而退縮。frightful指使人陷入短暫的驚恐或產生毛骨悚然的感覺。terrible側重指給人以長久的驚駭，極端的恐怖，令人難以忍受。horrible指因駭人聽聞的醜惡而令人毛骨悚然，着重厭惡的成分多於害怕。terrific多指外表、形狀或力量等的可怕。appalling指既令害怕又使人驚異、膽寒。
三、參考例句：
He's awful!
他討厭透了！
The film was awful.
那個電影糟透了。
He had an awful colic.
他有嚴重的腹絞痛。
I thought he was awful.
我覺得他很討人厭。
That's an awful colour.
那顏色難看得很。
Gosh, you're awful pretty.
天哪，你太漂亮了！
Oh,I feel simply awful!
我覺得好害怕呀！
The weather is awful today.
今天天氣壞透了。
Fear is awful, face it.
恐懼很糟，勇敢面對。
It was an awful sight.
那是個可怕的情景。
