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| /grɪm/ |
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| 1 | grim news , situations, or events are unpleasant and make you feel upset and worried 令人不快的；令人沮丧的；使人忧虑的 |
| the grim reality of unemployment 令人忧虑的失业现状 |
| The future looks pretty grim. 前景看来颇令人担忧。 |
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| 2 | a grim place is ugly and unpleasant （地方）简陋的 |
| The house was lonely and rather grim. 房子孤零零的，而且很简陋。 |
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| 3 | very serious and unfriendly 严肃的；不友好的 |
| His face was set in a grim expression. 他表情严肃。 |
| | 3a | angry and pleased about something at the same time 既气恼又高兴的 | | ‘Exactly what I expected,’ he said with grim satisfaction. ‘正如我所料。’他满意地嘲讽道。 | |
| | 3b | very determined to do something 坚定的 | | a grim determination to do God’ s will 对上帝意志的坚定服从 | |
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| 4 | informal not very enjoyable , usually because it is of bad quality 令人不快的；讨厌的 |
| The game was a bit grim. 比赛有点糟糕。 |
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| 5 | informal ill 生病的；不舒服的 |
| I started to feel grim about an hour after lunch. 午饭后一小时左右我开始感到不舒服。 |
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| - | hold on like grim death
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| to hold something very tightly |
| 紧紧抓住；死死抓住 |
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| - | paint/draw/present a grim picture
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| to describe a situation in a way that shows how bad it is |
| 无情地描述 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| grimly adv |
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| grimness noun U |
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