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ADJ-GRADED
讓人討厭的；糟糕的
If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
例句
We met and I thought he was awful...
我們見了面，我覺得他很討人厭。
I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.
我在倫敦再也呆不下去了！簡(jiǎn)直是個(gè)糟糕至極的地方。
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ADJ-GRADED
使人不愉快的；令人震驚的；可怕的；極壞的
If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.
例句
Her injuries were massive. It was awful...
她遍體鱗傷。太可怕了。
Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.
他們的一些罪行駭人聽聞，簡(jiǎn)直令人毛骨悚然。
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ADJ-GRADED
生病的;不舒服的
If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill.
例句
I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful...
我基本上沒睡，覺得很難受。
I looked awful and felt quite shaky.
我貌似生病了，覺得很虛弱。
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ADJ
（量）極大的，極多的
You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is.
例句
I've got an awful lot of work to do.
我有一大堆事情要做。
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ADV
（與表示特征的形容詞連用，用于強(qiáng)調(diào)）極度地，非常
You can use awful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality.
例句
Gosh, you're awful pretty...
天哪，你太漂亮了！
You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time.
你知道，10年聽起來遙遙無期。