gross

adjective

/ɡrəʊs/

(comparative grosser, superlative grossest)

[only before noun] being the total amount of something before anything is taken away（未扣除税费）总的，毛的
- gross weight (= including the container or wrapping)毛重
- gross income/wage (= before taxes, etc. are taken away)（税前）总收益／工资
- Investments showed a gross profit of 26 per cent.投资毛利率为 26%。
- The family have three children and a gross income of £50 000.这家有三个孩子，税前总收入为5万英镑。
compare net
[only before noun] (formal or law) (of a crime, etc.) very obvious and unacceptable严重的
- gross negligence/misconduct严重过失／失职
- a gross violation of human rights严重侵犯人权
(informal) very unpleasant令人反感的；令人讨厌的 synonym disgusting
- ‘He ate it with mustard.’ ‘Oh, gross!’“他用芥末拌着吃。”“啊，真恶心！”
Synonyms disgusting
disgustingfoul ▪ revolting ▪ repulsive ▪ offensive ▪ grossThese words all describe something, especially a smell, taste or habit, that is extremely unpleasant and often makes you feel slightly ill.
disgusting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill:
What a disgusting smell!这气味真难闻！
foul dirty, and tasting or smelling bad:
She could smell his foul breath.她闻得到他的口臭。
revolting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill:
The stew looked revolting.这煨菜看上去令人作呕。
disgusting or revolting?Both of these words are used to describe things that smell and taste unpleasant, unpleasant personal habits and people who have them. There is no real difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English.repulsive (rather formal) extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill. Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons.offensive (formal) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant.gross (informal) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant.Patterns
- disgusting/repulsive/offensive to somebody
- to find somebody/something disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensive
- to smell/taste disgusting/foul/gross
- a(n) disgusting/foul/revolting/offensive/gross smell
- a disgusting/revolting/gross habit
- disgusting/offensive/gross behaviour
- a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person
very rude粗鲁的；不雅的 synonym crude
- gross behaviour粗鲁的行为
very fat and ugly肥胖而丑陋的

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘thick, massive, bulky’): from Old French gros, grosse ‘large’, from late Latin grossus.

gross

adverb

/ɡrəʊs/

in total, before anything is taken away（未扣除税费）总共
- She earns £25 000 a year gross.她税前年收入 25 000 英镑。
compare net
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘thick, massive, bulky’): from Old French gros, grosse ‘large’, from late Latin grossus.

gross

verb

/ɡrəʊs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they gross	/ɡrəʊs/ /ɡrəʊs/
he / she / it grosses	/ˈɡrəʊsɪz/ /ˈɡrəʊsɪz/
past simple grossed	/ɡrəʊst/ /ɡrəʊst/
past participle grossed	/ɡrəʊst/ /ɡrəʊst/
-ing form grossing	/ˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/ /ˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

gross something to earn a particular amount of money before tax has been taken off it（未扣除税费）总收入为，总共赚得
- It is one of the biggest grossing movies of all time.这是有史以来票房总收入最高的影片之一。
- The concert grossed a massive £2 million at the box office.这场音乐会的票房收入高达200万英镑。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘thick, massive, bulky’): from Old French gros, grosse ‘large’, from late Latin grossus.

gross

noun

/ɡrəʊs/

(plural gross)
a group of 144 things一罗（144 个）
- two gross of apples两罗苹果
- to sell something by the gross按罗出售某物
(plural grosses)
(especially US English) a total amount of money earned by something, especially a film, before any costs are taken away（尤指影片的）毛收入，总收入

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘thick, massive, bulky’): from Old French gros, grosse ‘large’, from late Latin grossus.

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