dreadful
adjective mainly UK uk/ˈdred.fəl/ us/ˈdred.fəl/
B2 可怕的;糟糕的;惊人的
very bad, of very low quality, or shocking and very sad
The food was bad and the service was dreadful. 食物很差劲，服务也很糟糕。
I was beginning to think I'd made a dreadful mistake. 我开始觉得自己犯了个大错误。
The news report was so dreadful that I just had to switch it off. 那个新闻报道太可怕了，我只好关上电视机不看了。
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- She was wearing a dreadful pink flouncy skirt.
- His speech was dreadful - he just kept repeating himself.
- He woke up with a dreadful headache.
- To be candid with you, I think you're making a dreadful mistake.
- Turn that dreadful wailing music off and put on something cheerful.