dread

/drɛd/

fearful expectation or anticipation

中文释义：恐惧；担忧

The villagers lived in constant dread of the approaching army.

村民们一直生活在对于逼近军队的恐惧之中。

She felt a sense of dread as she opened the letter from the hospital.

打开医院来信时，她感到一阵恐惧。