/dred ||; drɛd/verb [T] to be very afraid of or worried about sth 畏惧；担心: I'm dreading the exams.我很担心这次考试。She dreaded having to tell him what had happened.她很怕告诉他所发生的事情。I dread to think what my father will say.爸爸会说些什么，我想也不敢想。 ➔dreadedadj
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/dred ||; drɛd/noun [U] [sing] great fear 恐惧: He lived in dread of the same thing happening to him one day.他惶惶不可终日，担心有一天会遇上同样的事情。