• adj. 可怕的；極壞的；使人敬畏的

來自PIE *agh, 害怕。

awful (adj.)

c. 1300, agheful "worthy of respect or fear," from aghe, an earlier form of awe (n.), + -ful. The Old English word was egefull. Weakened sense "very bad" is from 1809; weakened sense of "exceedingly" is by 1818.

1. I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes.

這種千篇一律的爛笑話我不知道聽過多少回了。

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2. I've got an awful lot of work to do.

我有一大堆事情要做。

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3. The helicopter turned at an awful angle before righting itself.

直升機在恢復平穩之前傾斜得很厲害。

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4. Between you and me, though, it's been awful for business.

不過你我之間說說，這事兒辦得真不怎么樣。

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5. These guys talk an awful load of old cobblers.

這些人純粹是胡說八道。

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