dread

恐れる、不安に思う

これから起こると思うことに強い恐れや不安を感じること。

やさしい英語で： To feel very afraid or worried about something you expect to happen.

• I dread the next exam.
• She dreaded telling him the news.
• Are you dreading your first day at work?

使い方： dread doing something (I dread speaking in front of a crowd.)

類義語： fear

よく使う表現： dread something, dread going somewhere, dread the thought, dread the results

恐怖、不安

起こるかもしれないことや、向き合わなければならないことへの強い恐れや不安。

やさしい英語で： Strong fear or worry about something that might happen or that you must face.

• I felt a sudden dread.
• The approaching exam filled him with dread.
• She woke with a sense of dread.

使い方： dread of something (His dread of failure kept him awake.); dread of doing something (Her dread of getting lost made her study the map.)

類義語： fear, terror, apprehension

よく使う表現： sense of dread, filled with dread, dread of something, overcome with dread

ドレッドロック

髪をねじったり自然に絡ませたりして作る、長く太い束。

やさしい英語で： A long, thick strand of hair formed by twisting or letting the hairs join together.

• One dread fell across his face.
• She tied her dreads back before cooking.
• He has several beads in each dread.

類義語： dreadlock, loc

よく使う表現： long dread, thick dread, tie a dread