dread

害怕、畏懼、怕

I dread going back to the dentist next week.

我很怕下週還要再去看牙醫。

擔心、發愁

She dreads what the test results might show.

她很擔心檢查結果會顯示什麼。

恐懼、畏懼、忐忑

He waited outside the office with a growing sense of dread.

他在辦公室外等著，心中的恐懼愈來愈強烈。

可怕的人、可怕的事物舊式

Failure was the one dread that kept him awake at night.

失敗是唯一讓他夜不成眠的可怕事情。

雷鬼頭、髒辮常用複數

He tied his dreads back before starting work.

他把雷鬼頭綁起來才開始工作。