grimly
adv. 可怕地; 严肃地; 坚强地; 讨厌地
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. in a grim implacable manner;
"It's too late now to stop him," Harris said grimly.
“现在阻止他已经太晚了,”哈里斯严肃地说道。
Instead, she set her jaw grimly and waited in silence.
相反,她一脸严肃,面部紧绷,一声不吭地等着。
" We failed, " he announced grimly.
“ 我们失败了 ”,他严肃地宣布道.
His voice was grimly determined.
他语气非常坚决.
"The car, Annie," said Max rather grimly.— 'So okay. the car. What about it.'
“安妮,那辆车,”马克斯颇为严厉地说。——“那么好吧,就说说那辆车。它是怎么回事?”