dread

害怕、畏惧、怕

I dread going back to the dentist next week.

我很怕下周还要再去看牙医。

担心、发愁

She dreads what the test results might show.

她很担心检查结果会显示什么。

恐惧、畏惧、忐忑

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

他在办公室外等著，心中的恐惧愈来愈强烈。

可怕的人、可怕的事物旧式

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

失败是唯一让他夜不成眠的可怕事情。

雷鬼头、脏辫常用复数

He tied his dreads back before starting work.

他把雷鬼头绑起来才开始工作。

可怕的、令人畏惧的旧式

The old castle was said to hide some dread secret.

据说那座古堡藏著某个可怕的秘密。