awful

The weather was awful..天气很糟糕。

aw(看作awe， 恐惧) ＋ ful(…的) → 令人恐惧的 → 令人不愉快的记忆

an awful lot◎经常

an awful lot of许多，大量的

awful weather气候恶劣；非常糟糕的天气

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