dread
gb/dɹˈɛd/ us/dɹˈɛd/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 2500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B2
state
1
Strong fear about the future
A strong feeling of fear about something that might happen.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] feels dread about [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dread' with 'dead' due to similar pronunciation; also confuse 'dread' (noun) with 'afraid' (adjective).
คำพ้องความหมาย
fear (More general; can refer to immediate or future danger, while 'dread' often implies anticipation.)
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apprehension (Slightly milder and more formal; suggests unease rather than intense fear.)
คำตรงข้าม
anticipation (Positive expectation, opposite in emotional tone to 'dread'.)
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eagerness (Strong positive desire for something to happen.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sense of dread
|fill with dread
|look with dread
|approach with dread
หัวข้อ
emotions
|mental health
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She felt a sense of dread before the exam results were announced.
- The approaching storm filled the villagers with dread.
- He looked at the surgery date with growing dread.
- There was a feeling of dread in the air before the big game.
- I can't shake this dread about tomorrow's meeting.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I felt dread before my test.
- He has dread about flying on planes.
- She looked at the dog with dread.
- We had dread before the big storm.
- They feel dread when they hear loud noises.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
Feel great fear about future event
To feel strong fear about something that might happen.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to dread [something/doing something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes use 'dread' without an object; it usually needs a direct object or gerund ('dread doing').
คำพ้องความหมาย
fear (More general; can refer to current danger as well as future events.)
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worry about (Less intense; focuses on concern rather than strong fear.)
คำตรงข้าม
look forward to (Positive anticipation, opposite in tone to 'dread'.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
dread going
|dread the thought
|dread meeting
|dread hearing
หัวข้อ
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I dread going to the dentist.
- She dreaded telling her parents the bad news.
- Many students dread public speaking.
- He dreads flying because of turbulence.
- They dreaded the moment they would have to say goodbye.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I dread going to school on Monday.
- She dreads taking the test.
- He dreads speaking in front of people.
- We dread hearing bad news.
- They dread meeting new people.
adjective
literary
C1
property
3
Causing great fear
Making people feel very afraid or worried.
คำพ้องความหมาย
fearsome (Suggests inspiring fear through appearance, strength, or reputation.)
คำตรงข้าม
comforting (Causing feelings of safety and reassurance.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
dread fate
|dread power
หัวข้อ
emotions
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- They prepared for the dread winter ahead.
- The soldiers faced the dread enemy without flinching.
- A dread silence fell over the crowd.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The dread noise made us afraid.
- They feared the dread storm.
- We saw the dread animal in the forest.
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dread
IPA
GB/dɹˈɛd/
US/dɹˈɛd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
dread (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (dread)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: dread
Noun
- Base: dread
- Plural: dread, dreads
Verb
- Base: dread
- 3rd Person Singular: dreads
- Present Participle: dreading
- Past: dreaded
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
dreads
noun
dreading
verb
dreaded
verb
Core family
dreadful
adjective B1
dreadfully
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
dreadfulness
noun
วลีและสำนวน
dread to think
1/dɹˈɛd tə θˈɪŋk/
fixed phrase
Fear imagining something bad
To not want to imagine something because it would be very unpleasant or scary.
ตัวอย่าง
- I dread to think what will happen if we fail.
- She dreads to think how much this will cost.
fill with dread
1/fˈɪl wˈɪθ dɹˈɛd/
fixed phrase
Cause someone strong fear about future event
To make someone feel strong fear about something that might happen.
ตัวอย่าง
- The idea of losing her job filled her with dread.
- The thought of speaking in public fills me with dread.
with dread
1/wˈɪθ dɹˈɛd/
fixed phrase
Feeling strong fear about something coming
Feeling strong fear about something that might happen soon.
ตัวอย่าง
- He opened the letter with dread.
- They watched the dark clouds gather with dread.