Awful Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɑfəɫ/, /ˈɔfəɫ/

AW-fuhl

UK

/ˈɔːfəl/

AW-fuhl

释义

Extremely bad, unpleasant, or shocking. It can describe something of very poor quality, or an experience that causes discomfort or surprise.

用法与细微差别

'Awful' is informal and used mainly in spoken English. It can intensify negative feelings ('an awful smell', 'feel awful'). Sometimes used for emphasis in positive slang ('awfully good'), but mainly negative. Don't confuse with 'awesome', which is positive.

• Spanish: horrible - terrible - espantoso
• Portuguese (BR): horrível - terrível - péssimo
• Portuguese (PT): horrível - terrível - péssimo
• Chinese (Simplified): 糟糕的 - 令人讨厌的
• Chinese (Traditional): 糟糕的 - 令人討厭的
• Hindi: बहुत खराब - भयानक
• Arabic: فظيع - سيئ للغاية
• Bengali: ভয়ংকর - জঘন্য
• Russian: ужасный - отвратительный
• Japanese: ひどい - すごく悪い
• Vietnamese: kinh khủng - tồi tệ
• Korean: 끔찍한 - 형편없는
• Turkish: berbat - korkunç
• Urdu: خوفناک - بہت برا
• Indonesian: mengerikan - buruk sekali

例句

That was an awful movie.

basic

The food tastes awful.

basic

I feel awful today.

basic

He made an awful mistake at work.

natural

What an awful smell in here!

natural

Honestly, that was an awful thing to say.

natural