grim
adj. 冷酷的,殘忍的; 嚴厲的; 陰冷的; 可怕的,討厭的
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...
他們描繪了犯罪率上升的嚴峻情形。
There was further grim economic news yesterday...
昨天又傳來更多令人沮喪的經濟訊息。
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.
這座城市最初可能並不吸引人,但是它有一種生機和活力。
...the tower blocks on the city's grim edges.
矗立在荒涼的城市邊緣的一幢幢塔樓
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...
她是個沉默寡言、令人畏懼的女人。
Her expression was grim and unpleasant.
她表情嚴肅,看上去很不開心。
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
堅韌不拔地
He himself had changed into a grim old dog.
他本人已變成一個嚴肅的老傢伙.
However, the report also shed light on some grim realities of begging.
然而, 這項調查也揭示了一些乞討行為中嚴酷的現實.
The staff now face the grim prospect of redundancy.
全體職員現在面臨著差到不能再差的裁員前景.
She stuck to her task like grim death.
她百折不撓地執行任務.
That alone is grim news. But has the Great Recession made things worse?
單獨來看這是一個殘酷的訊息, 然而是經濟大蕭條把事情弄得更糟 嗎 ?
adj. 嚴厲的;堅定的
mercilessunyieldingroughrigidfiercestrictinflexibleadamantsternharsh
adj. 可怕的
dreadfulhorribleterriblefrightfulghastly
其他釋義
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