I'm dreading Christmas this year. [VERB noun/verb-ing]

今年我非常害怕过圣诞节。

I dreaded coming back, to be honest. [VERB noun/-ing]

说实话,我生怕回来。

I suffer badly from cold sores and dread them appearing on my wedding day. [V n -ing]

我的唇疱疹很严重，我真担心它会在我的婚礼上发作。

I'd been dreading that the birth would take a long time. [VERB that]

我一直十分担心分娩会花很长时间。

She thought with dread of the cold winters to come.

她害怕即将来临的寒冷冬季。

...a more effective national policy to combat this dread disease.

对抗这可怕疾病的更有效的国家政策

...the dread phrase 'politically correct'.

令人不快的短语“政治上正确”

I dread to think what will happen in the case of a major emergency.

我不敢想在重大紧急情况下会发生什么。

I dread to think what Hollywood is planning to do with this interesting little story.

我不敢想好莱坞打算如何处理这个有趣的小故事。