词汇 | I dread to think |
释义 | Idiom I dread to thinkI dread/shudder to think something that you say when you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying or too unpleasant.He was going so fast - I dread to think what would have happened if my brakes hadn't worked. (usually + question word)I dread to thinkIt is too worrying or unpleasant for me to think about something that might happen or might have happened. I dread to think what my boss will say when I tell him I lost our biggest client. I shudder/dread to ˈthink (how, what, etc....)(informal, often humorous) I am afraid to think or ask myself about something, because the answer might be terrible or unpleasant: I shudder to think when he last had a bath.‘How much more work is there?’ ‘I dread to think!’ |
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