direful meaning in English
adj.
可怕的；悲惨的；预兆不祥的。
adv.
-ly
Examples
- What mind is there that does not shrink from its direful effects
哪一颗心不会在这令人毛骨悚然的三个字前抽搐痉挛？ - Miserable i am , and must be for a time ; for the catastrophe which drove me from a house i had found a paradise was of a strange and direful nature
我很难过，以后一段时间还得这样，因为把我从我看作天堂的房子里赶出来的原因，奇怪而可怕。