frightful

1. 讨厌的;令人不快的;可怕的
Frightful means very bad or unpleasant.

e.g. My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.
我父亲没法谈论那场战争，那太可怕了。

2. 非常的;极度的
Frightful is used to emphasize the extent or degree of something, usually something bad.

e.g. He got himself into a frightful muddle...
他把自己卷进了一个不可收拾的乱摊子。
e.g. What frightful gossips people are, even one's best friends.
人们最爱散布流言蜚语，哪怕是自己最好的朋友也不例外。

1. 可怕的：frighten 使骇怕 | frightful 可怕的 | fringe 缘饰

2. (表示胆怯的,恐惧的)：★dreadful adj. 可怕的,一团糟的 | = frightful (表示胆怯的,恐惧的) | dreadful (侧重于可怕的,乱七八糟的)

3. 可怕的,令人吃惊的：3) Escalopia 艾斯卡罗比亚(虚构的国名) | 4) frightful 可怕的,令人吃惊的 | 5) fire extinguisher 灭火器

4. 恐怖的：斟酌: consideration, reflection, speculation, deliberation, meditation, contem... | 恐怖的: awful, terrible, dreadful, horrible, appalling, frightful | 胆怯: fear, fright, scare, dread, terror, alarm, ...