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

• 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。
• 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。
• Is throwing that acid getting you uncomfortably close to your fearsome opponent?
  要抛出那些酸液你就不得不艰难的接近你那可怕的对手？
• 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。
• It's home to some of the most fearsome weather on the face of the planet.
  它是这个星球表面一些最令人恐惧的天气的发源地。
• He had developed a fearsome reputation for intimidating people.
  他曾因恐吓他人而令人闻风丧胆。
• 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。
• I'm going for fearsome here, but I just don't fell it.
  我一直想可怕一点，但是我老没有灵感。
• 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。