awe /ɔ:/ I. n.敬畏：be/stand in awe of sb.敬畏某人：As children we were rather in awe of our grandfather.小时候我们都相当敬畏祖父。‖II. vt.敬畏；使惊奇：they were both awed by the vastness of the forest.他俩都被广袤的森林惊呆了。I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
awesome /ˈɔ:səm/ adj. 1. 引起敬畏的，威慑的：the awesome power of the atomic bomb原子弹的威慑力 2.绝妙的，极佳的：The band is truly awesome!.乐队真是棒极了！The Niagara Falls are a truly awesome sight.尼亚加拉大瀑布确实令人叹为观止。
awful /ˈɔ:fəl/ adj. 可怕，糟糕；令人不愉快的，讨厌的：make an awful mistake犯了不可饶恕的错误 I feel awful. 我感到可怕。It was an awful film. 那是一部很糟糕的片子。
