dread
/dred; drɛd/ n
1 [U, C] great fear; terror 恐惧; 畏惧
He has always stood in dread of his father. 他一见到他父亲就害怕.
She has a dread of hospitals. 她害怕医院.
2 [C] thing that is greatly feared 令人惧怕的事物
Poverty is many people's constant dread. 人常怕受穷. dread, v [Tn, Tf, Tt, Tg, Tsg]
fear (sth) greatly 惧怕, 害怕, 畏惧（某事）
dread illness/being ill 害怕生病
I dread that I may never see you again. 我很怕再也见不到你了.
We all dread to think what will happen if the factory closes. 假如工厂关闭可怎麽办, 我们想及此事都不寒而栗.
The moment I had been dreading had arrived. 使我一直忐忑不安的时刻已经来到. dreaded adj greatly feared 非常可怕的
the dreaded scourge of smallpox 可怕的天花祸害.