frightful

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ Frightful means very bad or unpleasant. 可怕的[老式]
My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful. 我父亲没法谈论那次战争，那太可怕了。
2. ADJ Frightful is used to emphasize the extent or degree of something, usually something bad. 极度的[非正式，老式] [ADJ n]
He got himself into a frightful muddle. 他自己陷入了极度的混乱之中。