1ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n]可怕的;令人畏惧的Dreaded means terrible and greatly feared. 可怕的;令人畏惧的
No one knew how to treat this dreaded disease.
没人知道如何治疗这种可怕的疾病。
2ADJ [ADJ n]令人恼火的;不方便的;不想要的 You can use the dreaded to describe something that you, or a particular group of people, find annoying, inconvenient, or undesirable. 令人恼火的;不方便的;不想要的 [informal, feelings]
She's a victim of the dreaded hay fever.
她患上了花粉热这种讨厌的病症。
Team orders on the final day were to avoid the dreaded blank at all costs.