| 词汇 | dread |
| 释义 | dread 1. adjective 1 difficult, hard, impossible; used to ascribe negative qualities to any situation. West Indian and UK black UK, 1977. 2 frightening UK, 1996 2. noun 1 a Rastafarian. From the distinctive dreadlocks hairstyle worn by Rastasfarians JAMAICA, 1976. 2 a black person. From the previous sense; prison usage UK, 1996 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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