frightfully

英 [ˈfraɪtfəli]

美 [ˈfraɪtfəli]

adv. 十分; 极其

BNC.22413 / COCA.29432

牛津词典

adv.

ADJ-GRADED 讨厌的;令人不快的;可怕的
Frightfulmeans very bad or unpleasant.
1. My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.
  我父亲没法谈论那场战争，那太可怕了。
ADJ 非常的;极度的
Frightfulis used to emphasize the extent or degree of something, usually something bad.
1. He got himself into a frightful muddle...
  他把自己卷进了一个不可收拾的乱摊子。
2. What frightful gossips people are, even one's best friends.
  人们最爱散布流言蜚语，哪怕是自己最好的朋友也不例外。

adv

used as intensifiers
1. terribly interesting
2. I'm awful sorry
Synonym:terriblyawfullyawful

The Gipsy grumbled frightfully, and declared if he did a few more deals of that sort he'd be ruined.
那个吉卜赛人抱怨说，这种生意要是再做几次，他就要倾家荡产了。
You look frightfully normal without them.
你不戴眼镜看上去正常得吓人。
He once yearned so frightfully for that occupation, and it was so welcome when it came;
他曾经严重地渴望那种职业活动，在它出现时他便非常欢迎。
They aren't so frightfully expensive, are they?
又不是特别贵，对吧？
Your daughter sounds frightfully intellectual with no focus.
听起来，你的女儿非常聪明，但没有重点。
Juliet hulme: all the best people have bad chests and bone diseases. it's all frightfully romantic.
朱丽叶休默：所有最棒的人都有糟糕的胸腔和骨病。但它们却可怕得浪漫。
You never dream that you are making me frightfully unhappy.
你从未想到过你正在使我非常不愉快。
I am frightfully confused regarding time and place;
我的时间感和地区感都混乱得可怕。
They were being frightfully uppish and rude.
他们极端的傲慢和粗鲁。
I was frightfully puffed by the run.
我跑得气都喘不过来了。