I used to have a dread of Friday afternoons. 我曾对星期五下午有种恐惧。
I had caught the dreaded lurgy . 我已染上了可怕的无名怪病。
I dread to think what Russell will say. 我不敢去想拉塞尔会说些什么。
He looked forward with dread to the scheduled surgery. 他满怀恐惧地等待着日程内的手术。
Many people suffer from a great dread of heights. 许多人非常畏高。
Jane was dreading the party. 简对这次聚会深感畏惧。
We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes. 我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
A burnt child dreads the fire. [谚]烧伤过的孩子怕火(惊弓之鸟, 格外胆小)。
It's much better to die of hunger unhindered by grief and fear than to live affluently beset with worry, dread, suspicion, and unchecked desire. 宁可在没有哀伤和恐惧的情况下饿死,也不要过富裕的生活却充满烦恼、恐惧、猜忌、以及无法控制的欲望。
I'm revisited by a worry that was born the day I fell in love with his puppy self: the dread of the moment that snuffly breathing stops. 我脑子里又闪过了一个从喜欢上这位”猎狗大人“之时起我就有的一个担忧,即:一旦那打呼噜声停止后的恐惧感。