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grimBrE /ɡrɪm/NAmE /ɡrɪm/ adjective (grim·mer, grim·mest) looking or sounding very serious 严肃的；坚定的；阴冷的◆a grim face/look/smile 严肃的面孔/表情；冷笑◆She looked grim. 她表情严肃。◆with a look of grim determination on his face 他脸上带有的坚定不移的神态◆grim-faced policemen 表情严肃的警察unpleasant and depressing 令人不快的；令人沮丧的◆grim news 令人沮丧的消息◆We face the grim prospect of still higher unemployment. 我们面临着失业率进一步上升的暗淡前景。◆The outlook is pretty grim. 前景令人甚感忧虑。◆Things are looking grim for workers in the building industry. 对建筑业的工人来说，形势看来很不乐观。(of a place or building 地方或建筑物) not attractive; depressing 无吸引力的；阴森的；凄凉的◆The house looked grim and dreary in the rain. 这房子在雨中显得阴郁凄凉。◆the grim walls of the prison 令人抑郁的监狱四壁 [not before noun] (BrE, informal) ill/sick 生病的；不舒服的◆I feel grim this morning. 我今天早上感到不舒服。 [not usually before noun] (BrE, informal) of very low quality 质量低劣；糟糕◆Their performance was fairly grim, I'm afraid! 很遗憾，他们的表现真不怎么样！▸ grim·ly BrE /ˈɡrɪmli/NAmE /ˈɡrɪmli/ adverb◆'It won't be easy,' he said grimly. “那不会很容易。” 他严肃地说。◆grimly determined 坚定不移▸ grim·ness BrE /ˈɡrɪmnəs/NAmE /ˈɡrɪmnəs/ noun [U]  ●hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath(BrE) (also hang/hold on for dear ˈlifeNAmE, BrE) (informal) to hold sb/sth very tightly because you are afraid （害怕得）死死抓住不放，紧紧抓住不松手 |