fearsome

英 [ˈfɪəsəm]

美 [ˈfɪrsəm]

adj.  很可怕的; 十分吓人的

Collins.1 / BNC.11788 / COCA.14773

牛津词典

adj.

• 很可怕的；十分吓人的
  making people feel very frightened

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 可怕的;骇人的;令人生畏的
  Fearsomeis used to describe things that are frightening, for example because of their large size or extreme nature.
  1. He had developed a fearsome reputation for intimidating people.
     他曾因恐吓他人而令人闻风丧胆。
  2. ...a fearsome array of weapons.
     一大批令人生畏的武器

英英释义

adj

• causing fear or dread or terror
  1. the awful war
  2. an awful risk
  3. dire news
  4. a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
  5. the dread presence of the headmaster
  6. polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
  7. a dreadful storm
  8. a fearful howling
  9. horrendous explosions shook the city
  10. a terrible curse
  Synonym:awfuldiredirefuldread(a)dreadeddreadfulfearfulfrighteninghorrendoushorrificterrible

双语例句

• Once upon a time there was a fearsome ogre whose roar terrorized the magical land of Far Far Away.
  很久很久以前，有一只恐怖的怪物用他恐怖的咆哮统治着魔法之域“很远很远王国”。
• The fearsome dragon has returned, and it is up to you to stop it!
  可怕的龙又回来了，这是由你来阻止它！
• Against this fearsome background, what should ( and can) the eurozone do?
  面对当前这种可怕的形势，欧元区应该（且能够）采取哪些措施？
• But for most people, a quiet mind is a rather fearsome thing;
  但对大多数人而言，一个安静的头脑是很可怕的；
• I drove for a while across this fearsome emptiness.
  我开车开了好一阵穿过这片可怕的空旷之地。
• For global manufacturers, the China effect over the past decade has been fearsome.
  对于全球生产商而言，中国效应在近十年来的影响令人生畏。
• In fact, they are far more likely to be mischievous or even fearsome.
  事实上，他们更有可能是有害的，甚至是可怕的。
• There was an indescribable flickering glow in his eyes, creating a fearsome and wholly unnatural effect.
  他的眼里射出一种无法形容的闪烁的光辉，给人以一种可怕的、完全不正常的感觉。
• Improve your fighting skills battling pirates, sea monsters, and fearsome dragons!
  提高你的战斗技能对抗海盗，海怪，和可怕的龙！
• He had developed a fearsome reputation for intimidating people.
  他曾因恐吓他人而令人闻风丧胆。