grim
adj. 冷酷的,残忍的; 严厉的; 阴冷的; 可怕的,讨厌的
A situation or piece of information that is grim is unpleasant, depress ing, and difficult to accept.
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。
A place that is grim is unattractive and depressing in appearance.
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
If a person or their behaviour is grim, they are very serious, usually because they are worried about something.
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。
If you say that something is grim, you think that it is very bad, ugly, or depressing.
Things were pretty grim for a time.
事情一度糟糕透了。
1. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;
2. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror;
3. harshly ironic or sinister;
4. causing dejection;
5. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance;
6. characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom;
like (或 for) grim death
坚韧不拔地
He himself had changed into a grim old dog.
他本人已变成一个严肃的老家伙.
However, the report also shed light on some grim realities of begging.
然而, 这项调查也揭示了一些乞讨行为中严酷的现实.
The staff now face the grim prospect of redundancy.
全体职员现在面临著差到不能再差的裁员前景.
She stuck to her task like grim death.
她百折不挠地执行任务.
That alone is grim news. But has the Great Recession made things worse?
单独来看这是一个残酷的消息, 然而是经济大萧条把事情弄得更糟 吗 ?
adj. 严厉的;坚定的
mercilessunyieldingroughrigidfiercestrictinflexibleadamantsternharsh
adj. 可怕的
dreadfulhorribleterriblefrightfulghastly
其他释义
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