awfully
gb/ˈɔfəli/ us/ˈɔfəli/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 5800
nagyon, rohadtul, baromi, háromszorosan, rendkívül, rettenetesen, rosszul, csúnyán
B1
INFORMAL
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
awfully + [adjective/adverb]; (be) awfully + [adjective]
I’m awfully sorry I’m late.
Nagyon sajnálom, hogy elkéstem.
It was awfully kind of you to help me move.
Nagyon kedves volt tőled, hogy segítettél költözni.
The room gets awfully cold at night.
She’s awfully good at solving puzzles.
This week has been awfully busy for all of us.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
This coffee is awfully hot.
Ez a kávé nagyon forró.
He is awfully tired after work.
Munka után nagyon fáradt.
It was awfully nice to see you.
The bus is awfully slow today.
I feel awfully stupid about that mistake.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes think ‘awfully’ is always negative because it looks like ‘awful’. In this sense, it can be used with both positive and negative adjectives (e.g. ‘awfully nice’, ‘awfully bad’). They also sometimes overuse it in formal writing, where ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ is usually better.
Σημασία
very; extremely (intensifier)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
awfully sorry
|awfully nice
|awfully good
|awfully hard
|awfully cold
|awfully late
Συνώνυμα
very (The most common general intensifier; slightly more neutral and less emotional than ‘awfully’.)
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extremely (Stronger and a bit more formal; often used in writing or careful speech.)
Αντώνυμα
slightly (Shows only a small degree of something, the opposite of the strong degree in ‘awfully’.)
|
a bit (Informal expression for a small degree, contrasting with the strong emphasis of ‘awfully’.)
Θέματα
daily life
|feelings
|communication
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Used before an adjective or adverb to mean ‘very’ or ‘extremely’, often in friendly or casual talk.
Used mainly before adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘very’ or ‘extremely’, especially in informal speech and writing.
B2
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to treat [someone] awfully; to do [something] awfully
They treated the new employee awfully until she complained.
Csúnyán bántak az új alkalmazottal, amíg panaszt nem tett.
Our team played awfully in the first half and lost the game.
A csapatunk nagyon rosszul játszott az első félidőben, és elvesztette a meccset.
The refugees suffered awfully during the long winter.
He spoke awfully to his parents and later regretted it.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He treated his little brother awfully.
Csúnyán bánt az öccsével.
The students behaved awfully in class today.
A diákok ma nagyon rosszul viselkedtek az órán.
The movie ended awfully, and everyone was upset.
She felt awfully after she shouted at her friend.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with the ‘very; extremely’ sense and use ‘awfully’ before an adjective when they really mean ‘in a very bad way’. For example, ‘He was awfully to me’ is incorrect; it should be ‘He treated me awfully’ or ‘He was awful to me.’
Σημασία
very badly; unpleasantly
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
treat [someone] awfully
|behave awfully
|play awfully
|suffer awfully
Συνώνυμα
terribly (Very close in meaning; can sound slightly more dramatic or emotional.)
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badly (More general and slightly less emotional than ‘awfully’.)
Αντώνυμα
well (Describes doing something in a good way, the opposite of doing it ‘awfully’.)
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nicely (Suggests kind or pleasant behaviour, opposite to treating someone ‘awfully’.)
Θέματα
behaviour
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Ορισμός
In a very bad or unkind way.
In a very bad, unpleasant, or unkind way.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
awfully
IPA
GB/ˈɔfəli/
US/ˈɔfəli/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
aw - fully (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (aw)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: awfully
- Plural: awfullies
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
awfully kind of you
1/ˈɔfəli kˈaɪnd əv jˈu/
fixed phrase
informal
very kind of you
Used to thank someone and say that their action was very kind.
Παραδείγματα
- It’s awfully kind of you to look after the kids tonight.
- That was awfully kind of you to lend me your car.
awfully nice of you
1/ˈɔfəli nˈaɪs əv jˈu/
fixed phrase
informal
very kind of you
Used to say that what someone did was very kind.
Παραδείγματα
- It was awfully nice of you to bring flowers.
- That’s awfully nice of you to offer to help.
awfully sorry
1/ˈɔfəli sˈɑɹi/
fixed phrase
informal
very sorry; deeply apologetic
Used to say that you are very sorry about something.
Παραδείγματα
- I’m awfully sorry about the noise last night.
- We’re awfully sorry we had to cancel the meeting.
I’m awfully afraid (that...)
1/ˈaɪm ˈɔfəli əfɹˈeɪd ðˈæt |/
fixed phrase
informal
polite way to give bad news
A polite way to introduce bad news or something the listener may not like, often showing you are sorry.
Παραδείγματα
- I’m awfully afraid we’re fully booked this evening.
- I’m awfully afraid that you’ve missed the last train.