dread /dred/
1.verb. Anticipate with great apprehension or fear
畏惧,怕;不敢
Eg. I sat here dreading the end of the story.
为这故事结局,我忐忑不安的坐着。
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(黑道家族 S6E12)
Phrase1
dread to do sth
Eg. I dread to think what Russell will say.
我真不敢想Russell会说什么。
(from Oxford)
Phrase2
be dreading sth
Eg. I hope you are not dreading it too much.
希望您不要过于担忧
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2.noun. Great fear or apprehension
畏惧,恐惧
Eg. I used to have a dread of Friday.
以前我对星期五常有莫名的恐惧感。
(from Oxford)
糖果解析
dread,afraid,worry 到底要我用哪个?
我们直接看看美国人Matthew的解答:
从以上可以看出:
"I am afraid"有"scared"害怕的意思。
"dread something",意思是“真的不想做或者不喜欢做某事”。
Tracy总结这三个词可以包含以下几种感情:
1.表畏惧,害怕
I dread to think what Russell will say.
我真不敢想Russell会说什么。
(from Oxford)
I used to have a dread of Friday.
以前我对星期五常有莫名的恐惧感。
(from Oxford)
I am afraid of the tiger.
我害怕老虎。
Everybody is afraid to die.
每个人都害怕死。
dread在表达畏惧时程度较 afraid 深;
afraid常用来表达心理上对某种动物或者事情的害怕。