n (1) 畏(恐)惧(extreme fear)[U， C]：suffer from(have)a great～of heights/water/hospitals/spiders 恐高/晕水/怕医院/怕蜘蛛;be filled with～充满恐惧;live(stand/be) in～of poverty/exposure/attack/sb 害怕贫穷/暴露/遭袭击/某人;live(stand/be) in～of meeting with an accident/being discovered/the house catching fire 害怕遇上意外事故/被发现/房子着火;His voice was husky with～. 他的嗓子因恐惧而嘶哑了。〖同〗fear， fright， terror， fearfulness;〖反〗fearlessness，courage，bravery;

(2) 惧怕的事物(thing extremely feared)[C， 通常sing]：Illness/Poverty is the great (constant)～of his life. 他一生对疾病/贫穷都非常(总是)惧怕。

vt 畏(恐)惧(fear extremely)[T+n， T+that， T+to-inf， T+-ing]：～death/illness/water/examination/sb's arrival/the thought of being killed 惧怕死/生病/水/考试/某人到来/想到被杀;～that one might die/sb will come 惧怕会死/某人要来;～to die/to see sb/to think what may happen 惧怕死/见某人/想会发生什么事情;～dying/being ill/having a heart-attack 惧怕死/生病/心脏病发作;〖同〗fear;

→′dreaded adj 非常可怕的;′dreadful adj 可怕(讨厌)的;′dreadfully adv 可怕地，严重地;(infml)糟糕地;(infml)非常，很;

【辨异】dread与alarm、fear、fright、horror、terror和panic的区别见ALARM。