对…敬畏；对…望而生畏.：Whi〖e Diana was in awe 〇/ her gmnd/ather, she adored her grandmother.黛安娜敬 畏她的祖父，但敬佩她的祖母。

■                  verMVN] [usually passive] (/〇/7??〇/) to fill sb with awe 使敬

畏；使..惊.叹：She seemed awed by the presence of so many/amouspeop〖e:见到这么多名人出席，似乎令k惊 叹不已4        ► awet* fl办：We watched in awed silence.

我们，畏„然观看着。

'awe-inspiring adj. impressive; making you feel respect and admiration令人惊叹‘；使人敬佩的；令人 敬慕的：TTie buiiding was awe-inspiring in size and design.这座建筑的规模和设计气势宏伟。 awe-some /'oisam/ adj. 1 very impressive or very diffi- cult and perhaps rather frightening 令人惊叹谢；使人 惊惧的；很困难的；难得吓人的：an awesome sight惊人 的奇观◊ awesome beaufy/poiver天仙之美；大得吓人的 权 j :◊ 77iey had an awesome task ahead•他们就要有十 芬艰巨的吞务。2      /_n/om7fl/) very good，enjoy­

able, etc. 很运^ ( 或极好 缸品等 ） ： Ijust bought this awesome new CD/我剐买了含张#棒的新CD i 0 Wow! TTiat’s totaHy awesome/ _!貪蟲棒® 了 ！ o note at great ► awe-some-ly adv. ： awesomely beautiful _

awe-struck /'oistrAk/ adj. [literary) feeling very impressed by sth 惊叹的：PeopZe were awestruck by the pictures the sateHite sent bacfc to earth•人们对人造卫星 送回地球的图片叹为观止。 awful 〇-n /'oil/ adj., adv.

1                  (/n/or/m?/) very bad or unpleasant 很坏的；极讨1 厌 的：TTiat’s cm au和〖coiour.那颜色难看‘很。◊亇hey didn't even offer to pay/ 'Oh thats awful.'

主动付钱。’’ “哦，这寘不像话” ◊ ft’s aw_/H isn’t it? 糟糕透了，不是吗？ ◊打ie weather 〖ast summer was awJ^Z.去年夏季天气貪坏。◊ J/ed about/orgetrtng her birthday.我忘了她的生日'，感到很难过。◊ to Zooftx/ee〖 aw/uZ (= to look/feel ill)面带病容.；感到很不 舒服◊ TTiere’s an aw_/iiZ smeH fn here•这每有股很难岗的 味道。TTie   t/u’ng is, it was. my /auZt•糟糕

这是我的过矣。令 note at terrible 2 (/>?/om7fl〇 used to emphasize sth, especially that there is a large amount or too much of sth非常的；很多的；过多的： Jt’s going to cost cm aw/un〇t 〇/ mon^y.这要花非常多 的钱。◊ rhere’s not an aw/un〇t 〇/ room. &有；{艮_ 的 空间。◊ J /eei cm aw_/iin〇t better than J did yesterday. 我觉得身体比昨天好彳I多了。◊ (SrŁ) / had an aw_/W job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult), ijill jtfe 来真是费劲死了。 3 very shocking骇人听闻的;可‘命的 BX3 terrible ： the aw:/iuZ horrors 〇/ war 骇人听闻的 战争恐怖► aw.ful.ness /701/n [U]: the sheer avv_/iu〖ness 〇/ the situation糟透了的情况

■                  fw/v. (/>?/om7fl/，e5pec/fl//y        . very; extremely 非常；

极其：CZint is aw/uhmart.克杯特彳A灵极了。

aw.f ul-ly 〇■» /_3:fli/ 〇咖.

very; extremely 非常；极其 BQEl terribly: I'm awful- Zy sorry about that proWem the other day.我对前几夫的

那个_问题感到非常遗憾。

awhile /a'wail/ adv. (formal or literary) for a short time

片刻；一会儿

awk.wafd /_3:kw8d; AMwf-ward/ .〇〇[/.

1 making you feel embarrassed令人逾尬的；使人难堪 的：TTiere was an awfcward sfZence•—阵令人纽尬的沉

2                  difficult to deal with难对付的；难处理的SCI difficult : Don’t asfc awkward questions•不要问不好 回答的.问题。◊ YouVe put me in an avvfcwardposition. 你使得我* 狈不堪。◊ an awfcward customer (= a person who is difficult.to deal with)难对付的家伙◊ Please donyt be awkward about letting him come,

彳也3^这事请你不要作梗。3 not convenient不i•食的 Sd inconvenient： Have I come at an awkward time? 我来得不是时候吧？ 4 difficult or dangerous because of its shape or design (因形状、设计而）产生困难的，危 险的：TTiis box is ve/y awfcward/or one person, to carry. 这只箱子一个人很不好搬。5 not moving in an easy way; not comfortable (动作）笨拙的；’不舒适的：He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward. 他试着跳舞，但是太笨拙，太别扭。◊Jmu5thaves〖ept in an awkward position—Vm aching all over.

的姿势不舒适——我全身疼痛。►awkwardly fldv/.: