贬义形容词

　　有害的 harmful

　　❶ damaging ['dæmɪdʒɪŋ]

　　Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment.

　　许多化学物质都对环境有破坏性的影响。

　　❷ ruinous ['ruːɪnəs]

　　The decision has proved to be ruinous.

　　事实证明这个决定造成了危害。

　　❸ destructive [dɪ'strʌktɪv]

　　The city witnessed the destructive force of the storm.

　　这座城市遭受了这场暴风雨的巨大破坏力。

　　困难的 difficult

　　❶ demanding [dɪ'mɑːndɪŋ]

　　He found he could no longer cope with his demanding job.

　　他发现自己已无力应对这份劳神费力的工作了。

　　❷ laborious [lə'bɔːrɪəs]

　　They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.

　　他们要完成砍伐大树的艰苦工作。

　　❸ formidable ['fɔːmɪdəb(ə)l]

　　He took on the formidable task of reforming the whole system.

　　他承担起改革整个系统的艰巨任务。

　　无聊的 boring

　　❶ dull [dʌl]

　　The conference was deadly dull.

　　会议开得死气沉沉的。

　　❷ tiresome ['taɪəs(ə)m]

　　I find it very tiresome doing the same job day after day.

　　日复一日做相同的工作让我觉得非常无聊。

　　❸ tedious ['tiːdɪəs]

　　He that can read and meditate will not find his evenings long or life tedious.

　　会读书和思考的人不会感到长夜无聊或者生活乏味。

　　忧虑的 worried

　　❶ anxious ['æŋ(k)ʃəs]

　　He was anxious about the enormity of the task ahead.

　　他为眼前任务的艰巨性而感到焦虑。

　　❷ apprehensive [æprɪ'hensɪv]

　　The long delay had made me quite apprehensive.

　　长时间的耽搁使我相当忧虑。

　　❸ fraught [frɔːt]

　　It has been a somewhat fraught day.

　　这是令人颇为担忧的一天。

　　沮丧的 sad

　　❶ depressed [dɪ'prest]

　　She felt very depressed about the future.

　　她感到前途无望。

　　❷ gloomy ['gluːmɪ]

　　They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.

　　他们发现他情绪低落，无精打采。

　　❸ frustrated [frʌ'streɪtɪd]

　　Both sides in the dispute appeared very frustrated at the lack of progress.

　　争执双方因事情毫无进展而显得十分沮丧。

　　怀疑的 doubtful

　　❶ skeptical ['skeptɪkəl]

　　Many were skeptical about this solution.

　　许多人对这一解决办法表示怀疑。

　　❷ suspicious [sə'spɪʃəs]

　　Most organizations are, quite understandably, suspicious of new ideas.

　　大多数机构对新想法持怀疑态度，这不难理解。

　　❸ incredulous [ɪn'kredjʊləs]

　　She gave me an incredulous glance.

　　她表示怀疑地向我瞥了一眼。