frightful

英 ['fraɪtfʊl; -f(ə)l] 美['fraɪtfl]

• adj. 可怕的；惊人的；非常的

1. provoking horror;

"an atrocious automobile accident"

"a frightful crime of decapitation"

"an alarming, even horrifying, picture"

"war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill

"an ugly wound"

2. extreme in degree;

"in a frightful hurry"

"spent a frightful amount of money"

3. extremely distressing;

"fearful slum conditions"

"a frightful mistake"

"suffered terrible thirst"