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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But do they really deserve this fearsome reputation?
  然而它们真的配得上这样恐怖的名声吗？
• 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。
• They were now over the fearsome island, flying so low that sometimes a tree grazed their feet.
  他们现在正飞在那个可怕的岛上，飞得很低，有时树梢擦着他们的脚。
• 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。
• 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！
• This is it, this is where it can unleash that fearsome fire power.
  就是这儿，这里它可以释放那可怕火一样的动力。