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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- dread
[drεd]
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1.
noun
[u]
dread (of) （ 对…的 ）畏惧
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2.
vt.
(fear) 惧怕
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- dread
[dred]
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1.
vt.
惧怕，畏惧
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Many parents dread the thought of having to depend on their children.
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许多家长担心以后不得不依靠孩子赡养。
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2.
n.[c/u]
恐惧，畏惧
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I looked at the faces with dread.
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我看着那些充满恐惧的脸。
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3.
n.[c]
令人惧怕的人或事
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4.
adjective
可怕的，令人畏惧的，吓人的
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The dreaded war was finally coming to an end.
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可怕的战争终于结束了。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- dread
[drεd]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to anticipate with apprehension or terror
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2.
vt.
to fear greatly
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3.
vt.
[Archaic]
to be in awe of
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4.
n
great fear; horror
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5.
n
an object of terror
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6.
n
[Slang]
a Rastafarian
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7.
n
[Archaic]
deep reverence
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8.
adj
[literary]
awesome; awe-inspiring
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9.
adj
[Etymology]
Old English ondrædan; related to Old Saxon antdradan, Old High German intratan
Examples
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to live in hourly dread
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生活在时时刻刻的恐怖之中
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smitten with dread
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突然感到恐怖
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Many parents dread the thought of having to depend on their children.
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许多家长担心以后不得不依靠孩子赡养。
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She shook her head, feeling the dread clutch at her again.
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她摇了摇头，感到恐惧再次攫住了她。
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A feeling of dread swept over me.
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恐惧的感觉涌上我的心头。
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还没到数九寒天呢，小年轻的怎么这么怕冷？
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It is not winter yet, how can a young person like you dread cold so much?
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忌惮
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dread
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