dread /drɛd/ CET6 TEM4 ( dreading, dreaded, dreads )

• 1. 

  V-T If you dread something which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting. 害怕; 担忧

  例：

  I'm dreading Christmas this year.

  我害怕今年的圣诞节。

  例：

  I dreaded coming back, to be honest.

  老实说，我很害怕回来。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen. 忧虑; 恐惧

  例：

  She thought with dread of the cold winters to come.

  想到寒冬即将到来，她就感到恐惧。

• 3. 

  → see also dreaded

• 4. 

  PHRASE If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant. 不敢想

  例：

  I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency.

  我不敢想像万一出现重大紧急情况会怎么样。