v.  畏惧，惧怕；担心

n.  恐惧，害怕

• dreadful

  a.  糟糕透顶的，极其讨厌的 ≈ terrible

• dread doing sth  害怕做某事

• a dreadful mistake  可怕的错误

• I’ve got an interview tomorrow and I’m dreading it. 明天我要去面试，我正担心呢。

• The prospect of growing old fills me with dread.

  想到人会一天天老下去便使我充满恐惧。

• I dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire here. 我不敢想象假如这儿真的发生火灾会是什么情景。

• We’ve had some dreadful weather lately.

  最近我们这里的天气糟透了。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/