/ˈɔ:fl ||; ˈɔfḷ/adj1 very bad or unpleasant 很坏的；令人不快的: We had an awful holiday. It rained every day. 我们的假期很糟糕，每天都下雨。I feel awful -- I think I'll go to bed. 我觉得很不舒服，想去睡了。What an awful thing to say! 竟说出这样的恶言恶语来！
2 terrible; very serious 可怕的；严重的: I'm afraid there's been some awful news. 恐怕有些坏消息呢。
3 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) (informal 非正式) very great 非常的: We've got an awful lot of work to do. 我们有一大堆的工作要做。