awful
gb/ˈɔfəl/ us/ˈɔfəl/
A2
İngilizce
~ 2800
szörnyű, borzalmas, csapnivaló, pocsék, szánalmas, tragikus, szörnyen érzi magát, félelmetes
A2
1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[something] is awful
The food at that restaurant was awful.
She had an awful headache after the long flight.
It was an awful decision that led to many problems.
The weather has been awful all week.
He made an awful mess in the kitchen.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
This cake tastes awful.
I feel awful today.
The movie was awful.
It is awful to be late.
The soup smells awful.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'awful' with 'awesome' because they sound similar, but their meanings are opposite.
Anlam
Very bad or unpleasant
Eşdizimler
awful smell
|awful experience
|awful mistake
|awful weather
|feel awful
Eş anlamlılar
terrible (Almost identical in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech.)
Zıt anlamlılar
great (Expresses the opposite positive quality.)
Konular
emotions
|daily life
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
Very bad or not nice.
Extremely bad, unpleasant, or of very poor quality.
B1
INFORMAL
2
Kullanım kalıbı:
feel awful [about/after something]
I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.
Szörnyen érzem magam amiatt, hogy elfelejtettem a születésnapját.
He felt awful after eating too much cake.
Szörnyen érezte magát, miután túl sok tortát evett.
She felt awful for lying to her friend.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
I feel awful today.
Ma szörnyen érzem magam.
He feels awful about his mistake.
Szörnyen érzi magát a hibája miatt.
She feels awful after the test.
Anlam
Feeling unwell or guilty
Eşdizimler
feel awful about
|feel awful after
|made me feel awful
Eş anlamlılar
terrible (Common synonym for feeling unwell or guilty.)
Zıt anlamlılar
fine (Indicates feeling physically or emotionally okay.)
Konular
emotions
|health
Tanım
Feeling sick or very sorry about something.
Feeling physically unwell or experiencing strong guilt or regret.
C1
LITERARY
3
félelmetes
B1
They stood in the awful presence of the ancient monument.
Ott álltak az ősi emlékmű félelmetes jelenlétében.
The general held an awful power over his soldiers.
A tábornok félelmetes hatalmat gyakorolt a katonái fölött.
The ceremony had an awful beauty.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
The mountain had an awful beauty.
A hegynek félelmetes szépsége volt.
The king had an awful power.
A királynak félelmetes hatalma volt.
The storm had an awful force.
Anlam
Inspiring fear or reverence
Eşdizimler
awful majesty
|awful silence
Eş anlamlılar
awe-inspiring (More common in modern English for this sense.)
Zıt anlamlılar
ordinary (Lacking any special quality that inspires awe.)
Konular
literature
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
Making people feel great respect or fear.
Inspiring awe, fear, or deep respect; often used in a solemn or literary style.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
awful
IPA
GB/ˈɔfəl/
US/ˈɔfəl/
Heceler ve vurgu
aw - ful (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (aw)
Kelime biçimleri
Adjective
- Base: awful
Kelime ailesi
Core family
awfully
adverb B1
Related words
awfulness
noun
İfadeler
an awful lot of
1/ən ˈɔfəl lˈɑt əv/
fixed phrase
informal
A very large amount of something
A very big amount of something.
Örnekler
- We spent an awful lot of money on repairs.
- There are an awful lot of people here today.
make someone feel awful
1/mˈeɪk sˈʌmwˌʌn fˈil ˈɔfəl/
fixed phrase
Cause someone to feel bad or guilty
To make someone feel sick or very sorry about something.
Örnekler
- I didn't mean to make you feel awful about it.
- That news made him feel awful all day.
pretty awful
1/pɹˈɪti ˈɔfəl/
fixed phrase
informal
Quite bad or unpleasant
Very bad, but not the worst possible.
Örnekler
- The service at that place is pretty awful.
- His handwriting is pretty awful.