/dred/
a feeling of great fear about sth that might or will happen in the future; a thing that causes this feeling 恐惧；令人惧怕的事物
The prospect of growing old fills me with dread.
想到人会一天天老下去便使我充满恐惧。
She has an irrational dread of hospitals.
她对医院有莫名的恐惧。
The committee members live in dread of (= are always worried about) anything that may cause a scandal.
委员会成员整天提心吊胆，生怕有什么事会引起流言蜚语。
My greatest dread is that my parents will find out.
我最担心的就是父母会察觉出来。