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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8728 COCA: 9181

dread

1 dread /ˈdrɛd/ verb
dreads; dreaded; dreading
1 dread
/ˈdrɛd/
verb
dreads; dreaded; dreading
Learner's definition of DREAD
[+ object]
: to fear something that will or might happen惧怕;害怕;担心

— dreaded

adjective [more dreaded; most dreaded]
2 dread /ˈdrɛd/ noun
plural dreads
2 dread
/ˈdrɛd/
noun
plural dreads
Learner's definition of DREAD
: a strong feeling of fear about something that will or might happen恐惧;畏惧
[singular]
[noncount]
Synonyms see: fear
[count] : a person or thing that causes fear令人生畏的人;可怕的事物usually singular通常用单数
dreads [plural] informal : dreadlocks
3 dread /ˈdrɛd/ adjective
3 dread
/ˈdrɛd/
adjective
Learner's definition of DREAD
always used before a noun formal
: causing great fear令人生畏的;可怕的
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8728 COCA: 9181

dread

1 of 3

verb

dreaded; dreading; dreads

transitive verb

1
a
: to fear greatly
can't swim and dreads the water
a dreaded disease
b
archaic : to regard with awe
2
: to feel extreme reluctance to meet or face
dread the future
dreaded telling him the truth
dread the thought of speaking in public

intransitive verb

: to be apprehensive or fearful
dread not

dread

2 of 3

noun

1
a
: great fear especially in the face of impending evil
were filled with dread by reports of another terrorist attack
b
: extreme uneasiness in the face of a disagreeable prospect (see prospect entry 1 sense 4c)
dread of a social blunder
c
archaic : awe
2
: one causing fear or awe
the days of wooden ships and wooden homes, when fire was an omnipresent dread F. W. Saunders
3
a
: dreadlock sense 1
trimming each dread
b
dreads plural : dreadlock sense 2
looked great in dreads

dread

3 of 3

adjective

1
: causing great fear or anxiety
dread diseases
2
: inspiring awe
our dread king
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8728 COCA: 9181
dread

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DREAD | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat, mortal強烈的畏懼;極度的恐懼Her greatest dread was that she would lose her job.她最懼怕的就是失去工作。existential, nameless (both especially NAmE) 存在的/莫名的恐懼constant長期的恐懼creeping, growing, mounting緩慢發展的恐懼;漸漸增強的恐懼VERB + DREADfeel, have感到畏懼;有恐懼感the dread she felt at the thought of meeting him again一想起要再見他她就感到的恐懼He had a dread of hospitals.他對醫院有恐懼感。live in生活在恐懼之中He lived in constant dread that one day he might be found out.他一直生活在恐懼之中,擔心總有一天會被發現。fill sb with使某人充滿恐懼Does the thought of flying fill you with dread?想到飛行你就非常恐懼嗎 ?PREPOSITIONin dread of害怕After her shoplifting spree she lived in mortal dread of being found out.在商店大肆行竊之後,她惶恐不安,害怕給人發現。dread of對⋯的畏懼her dread of discovery她對真相敗露的恐懼PHRASESa feeling of dread, a sense of dread恐懼感
dread

verb

ADVERBabsolutely極其害怕I have to go to the dentist tomorrow and I'm absolutely dreading it!明天我必須去看牙醫,我真的非常害怕 !rather相當害怕always惶惶不可終日He had always dreaded being singled out.他總是擔心被單挑出來。

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