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

• The global bogeymen of deleveraging and frozen credit markets are more fearsome in South Korea than most of Asia.
  相对于大多数亚洲国家，韩国更为担心全球普遍担忧的去杠杆化和信贷市场冻结。
• 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！
• Your task is to destroy the forces of hell and fight against the most fearsome hordes of the underworld.
  你的任务是摧毁地狱势力的力量和对抗可怕的地狱游牧部落。
• 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。
• 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。
• Tigers are regarded as among the most fearsome, instinctual hunters in the animal world.
  在动物世界里，老虎被认为是最可怕的，本能的猎手之一。
• The fiery heart of Sorrow's Furnace is home to some of Tyria's most fearsome creatures.
  在悲哀熔炉著火的心脏地区，住著许多可怕的生物。
• 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？
• The fearsome creature was half man and half beast.
  这可怕的怪物是半人半兽。
• Even without such organisation, existing property owners create a fearsome political block.
  即使没有此类机构，现有的房地产业主也构成一个令人望而生畏的政治障碍。