1 ADJ-GRADED 严峻的;令人不快的;让人沮丧的;令人难以接受的 A situation or piece of information that is grim is unpleasant, depress ing, and difficult to accept. 严峻的;令人不快的;让人沮丧的;令人难以接受的
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They painted a grim picture of growing crime.
他们描绘了犯罪率上升的严峻情形。
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There was further grim economic news yesterday.
昨天又传来更多令人沮丧的经济消息。
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The mood could not have been grimmer.
情绪低落到了极点。
SYN terrible, shocking [informal] , severe, harsh
2 ADJ-GRADED (地方)无吸引力的,阴森的,凄凉的 A place that is grim is unattractive and depressing in appearance. (地方)无吸引力的,阴森的,凄凉的
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The city might be grim at first, but there is a vibrancy and excitement.
这座城市最初可能并不吸引人,但是它有一种生机和活力。
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...the tower blocks on the city's grim edges.
矗立在荒凉的城市边缘的一幢幢塔楼
SYN dismal, depressing, bleak, gloomy
3 ADJ-GRADED 严肃的;坚定的;沉重的 If a person or their behaviour is grim, they are very serious, usually because they are worried about something. 严肃的;坚定的;沉重的 [written]
SYN stern, severe, harsh, grave
4 ADJ-GRADED 糟糕的;讨厌的;丑陋的;令人沮丧的 If you say that something is grim, you think that it is very bad, ugly, or depressing. 糟糕的;讨厌的;丑陋的;令人沮丧的 [informal]
SYN hard, tough, harsh, unpleasant
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