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

• Captain? I could use your fearsome habits at the victory motel.
  组长，我需要你到胜利旅馆去一趟。
• The fearsome creature was half man and half beast.
  这可怕的怪物是半人半兽。
• We become not a fearsome mind or a moral light, a role model or inspiration.
  我们变得不再是令人生畏的智者，或道德标杆、榜样、灵感启发者。
• But for 2011 and beyond, the fiscal challenge is fearsome.
  但2011年及以后的财政挑战，将令人触目惊心。
• Heavyweight Mike Tyson, one of the most fearsome and notorious fighters in boxing's history, said on Saturday it was a miracle he was still alive after the drugs and violence of his past.
  重量级拳击手迈克泰森是拳击历上最可怕的选手之一也是最声名狼籍的选手之一。上周六他表示，在经历了毒品和暴力之后还活着是一个奇迹。
• 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；
• The battlefield was a fearsome sight.
  这战场的情景触目惊心。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。