dread

dread
verb
[with obj.]
  1. anticipate with great apprehension or fear
    畏惧，深惧，怕；不敢
    Jane was dreading the party.
    简对这次聚会深感畏惧。
    [with infinitive]I dread to think what Russell will say.
    我不敢去想拉塞尔会说些什么。
    ■(archaic)regard with great awe or reverence
    (古)敬畏
noun
  1. [mass noun]great fear or apprehension
    畏惧，恐惧
    the thought of returning to London filled her with dread.
    想到要回伦敦，她便满怀恐惧。
    [in sing.]I used to have a dread of Friday afternoons.
    我曾对星期五下午有种恐惧。
  2. a sudden take-off and flight of a flock of gulls or other birds
    （鸥鸟等鸟群的）惊飞，惊起
  3. (informal)a person with dreadlocks
    (非正式)将头发编成“骇人”长发绺的人
    the band appeals to dreads and baldheads alike.
    将头发梳成“骇人”长发绺的人和光头汉都喜欢这支乐队。
    ■(dreads)dreadlocks
    同 dreadlocks
adjective
  1. [attrib.]greatly feared; dreadful
    非常惧怕的；可怕的
    he was stricken with the dread disease and died.
    他患了那种可怕的病死去了。
    ■(archaic)regarded with awe; greatly revered
    (古)可敬畏的；令人敬畏的
    that dread being we dare oppose.
    我们胆敢反对的那个可怕的东西。
语源
  1. Old English ādræ̃dan, ondræ̃dan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan
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