awful 的用法和发音

英语单词解析

awful

/ˈɔːf(ə)l/
形容词 副词

基本释义:糟糕的;可怕的;极度的

词源:源自古英语"egefull"(充满恐惧的)

📚 核心含义

糟糕的

形容非常差或令人不愉快的事物

The weather was awful yesterday.
糟糕的天气昨天持续了一整天。
日常用语

可怕的

形容引起恐惧或震惊的事物

That was an awful accident.
那是一场可怕的事故。
情感表达

极度的

表示程度非常高

I'm in awful pain.
我疼得非常厉害。
程度副词

"awful"在日常口语中使用频率很高,可以表达强烈的不满或负面情绪,但正式场合需谨慎使用。

🔄 用法对比

英语例句

This coffee tastes awful.

She had an awful headache.

The movie was awfully boring.

中文翻译

这咖啡味道糟糕透了

她头痛得非常厉害。

这部电影极其无聊。

🔊 发音指南

英式发音
/ˈɔːf(ə)l/

奥-佛(轻读"佛")

美式发音
/ˈɔf(ə)l/

奥-佛(轻读"佛")

发音要点:

常见发音错误

  • 读成"阿-福"(应为/ˈɔːf(ə)l/)
  • 重音放在第二个音节
  • "w"发音不清晰

🎯 常见搭配

feel awful

感觉非常糟糕

I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.
感觉很糟糕,居然忘了她的生日。
情感表达

awful weather

恶劣天气

We had awful weather during our vacation.
我们度假期间遇到了恶劣天气
天气描述

awfully sorry

非常抱歉

I'm awfully sorry for being late.
非常抱歉迟到了。
道歉用语

语法注意

比较级: more awful
最高级: most awful

⚠️ 易混淆点

不要混淆:

This is an awful good movie. (错误)

正确:This is an awfully good movie.

I awful like this song. (错误)

正确:I awfully like this song.

✍️ 随堂练习

翻译练习

1. The food at that restaurant was awful.
2. She looks awfully tired today.
3. That's an awful thing to say.

1. 那家餐厅的食物糟糕透了

2. 她今天看起来非常疲惫。

3. 说这种话太可怕了

发音练习

跟读以下句子:

• The traffic was awful this morning. [ˈɔːf(ə)l]
• I feel awful about what happened. [ˈɔːf(ə)l]
• That's awfully kind of you. [ˈɔːf(ə)li]

改错练习

找出并改正错误:

1. He awful wants to go.
2. 讀作[ˈæfʊl]
3. This is a awful book.

1. He awfully wants to go.

2. 读作[ˈɔːf(ə)l](注意"aw"发音)

3. This is an awful book.