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单词 grim
释义
grim
grɪm grɪm
Word forms: comparative grimmer, superlative grimmest
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
  • They painted a grim picture of growing crime.

    他们描绘了犯罪率上升的严峻情形。

  • There was further grim economic news yesterday.

    昨天又传来更多令人沮丧的经济消息。

  • The mood could not have been grimmer.

    情绪低落到了极点。

SYN terrible, shocking [informal] , severe, harsh
grimness
  • ...an unrelenting grimness of tone.

    语气中一直带着沮丧

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
  • 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。

  • ...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]
  • She was a grim woman with a turned-down mouth.

    她是个沉默寡言、令人畏惧的女人。

  • Her expression was grim and unpleasant.

    她表情严肃,看上去很不开心。

SYN stern, severe, harsh, grave
grimly
  • 'It's too late now to stop him,' Harris said grimly.

    现在阻止他已经太晚了,哈里斯严肃地说道。

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]
  • Things were pretty grim for a time.

    事情一度糟糕透了。

SYN hard, tough, harsh, unpleasant
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