ghast·ly

adjective

/ˈɡɑːstli/

/ˈɡæstli/

(comparative ghastlier, superlative ghastliest)

(of an event) very frightening and unpleasant, because it involves pain, death, etc.（与疼痛、死亡等相关而）恐怖的，可怕的，令人毛骨悚然的 synonym horrible
- a ghastly crime/murder可怕的罪行／谋杀
- She woke up in the middle of a ghastly nightmare.她在一场可怕的噩梦中醒来。
(informal) (of an experience or a situation) very bad; unpleasant糟透的；令人不快的 synonym terrible
- The weather was ghastly.天气糟透了。
- It's all been a ghastly mistake.这是个极其恶劣的错误。
- When she mentioned redundancies, for one ghastly moment, I thought she meant me.当她提到裁员时，有那么一瞬间，我以为她指的是我。
(informal) (of a person or thing) that you find unpleasant and dislike very much令人恶心的；令人反感的；讨厌的 synonym horrible
- her ghastly husband她那讨厌的丈夫
- This lipstick is a ghastly colour.这唇膏的颜色令人恶心。
- I look ghastly in red.我穿红色看起来很可怕。
[not usually before noun] ill or upset身体不适；心情烦恼 synonym terrible
- I felt ghastly the next day.我第二天感到身体很不舒服。
- Do I look as ghastly as I feel?我看起来像我感觉的那样可怕吗？
Topics Health problemsc2
(literary) very pale in appearance, like a dead person死人般苍白的
- His face was ghastly white.他的脸色惨白。
- She had a ghastly pallor.她脸色苍白难看。

Word OriginMiddle English: from obsolete gast ‘terrify’, from Old English gǣstan, of Germanic origin; related to ghost. The gh spelling is by association with ghost. The sense ‘objectionable’ dates from the mid 19th cent.

单词	ghastly
释义	ghast·ly adjective /ˈɡɑːstli/ /ˈɡæstli/ (comparative ghastlier, superlative ghastliest) (of an event) very frightening and unpleasant, because it involves pain, death, etc.（与疼痛、死亡等相关而）恐怖的，可怕的，令人毛骨悚然的 synonym horrible a ghastly crime/murder可怕的罪行／谋杀 She woke up in the middle of a ghastly nightmare.她在一场可怕的噩梦中醒来。 (informal) (of an experience or a situation) very bad; unpleasant糟透的；令人不快的 synonym terrible The weather was ghastly.天气糟透了。 It's all been a ghastly mistake.这是个极其恶劣的错误。 When she mentioned redundancies, for one ghastly moment, I thought she meant me.当她提到裁员时，有那么一瞬间，我以为她指的是我。 (informal) (of a person or thing) that you find unpleasant and dislike very much令人恶心的；令人反感的；讨厌的 synonym horrible her ghastly husband她那讨厌的丈夫 This lipstick is a ghastly colour.这唇膏的颜色令人恶心。 I look ghastly in red.我穿红色看起来很可怕。 [not usually before noun] ill or upset身体不适；心情烦恼 synonym terrible I felt ghastly the next day.我第二天感到身体很不舒服。 Do I look as ghastly as I feel?我看起来像我感觉的那样可怕吗？ Topics Health problemsc2 (literary) very pale in appearance, like a dead person死人般苍白的 His face was ghastly white.他的脸色惨白。 She had a ghastly pallor.她脸色苍白难看。 Word OriginMiddle English: from obsolete gast ‘terrify’, from Old English gǣstan, of Germanic origin; related to ghost. The gh spelling is by association with ghost. The sense ‘objectionable’ dates from the mid 19th cent.
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