dread
gb/dɹˈɛd/ us/dɹˈɛd/
B1
英语
~ 2500
义项
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名词
B2
state
1
Strong fear about the future
A strong feeling of fear about something that might happen.
用法模式：
[someone] feels dread about [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'dread' with 'dead' due to similar pronunciation; also confuse 'dread' (noun) with 'afraid' (adjective).
近义词
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.)
反义词
anticipation (Positive expectation, opposite in emotional tone to 'dread'.)
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eagerness (Strong positive desire for something to happen.)
搭配
sense of dread
|fill with dread
|look with dread
|approach with dread
主题
emotions
|mental health
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
动词
B1
action
2
Feel great fear about future event
To feel strong fear about something that might happen.
用法模式：
to dread [something/doing something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes use 'dread' without an object; it usually needs a direct object or gerund ('dread doing').
近义词
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.)
反义词
look forward to (Positive anticipation, opposite in tone to 'dread'.)
搭配
dread going
|dread the thought
|dread meeting
|dread hearing
主题
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
近义词
fearsome (Suggests inspiring fear through appearance, strength, or reputation.)
反义词
comforting (Causing feelings of safety and reassurance.)
搭配
dread fate
|dread power
主题
emotions
|core_vocabulary
例句
- They prepared for the dread winter ahead.
- The soldiers faced the dread enemy without flinching.
- A dread silence fell over the crowd.
学习者例句
- The dread noise made us afraid.
- They feared the dread storm.
- We saw the dread animal in the forest.
语法
词典原形
dread
IPA
GB/dɹˈɛd/
US/dɹˈɛd/
音节与重音
dread （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (dread)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: dread
Noun
- Base: dread
- Plural: dread, dreads
Verb
- Base: dread
- 3rd Person Singular: dreads
- Present Participle: dreading
- Past: dreaded
词族
Forms
dreads
noun
dreading
verb
dreaded
verb
Core family
dreadful
adjective B1
dreadfully
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
dreadfulness
noun
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- He opened the letter with dread.
- They watched the dark clouds gather with dread.