grim
英 [ɡrɪm]
美 [ɡrɪm]
adj. 严肃的; 坚定的; 阴冷的; 令人不快的; 令人沮丧的; 无吸引力的; 阴森的; 凄凉的
Collins.2 / BNC.5350 / COCA.5348
习惯用语
adj.
- hang/hold on for/like grim death
- (害怕得)死死抓住不放,紧紧抓住不松手
to hold sb/sth very tightly because you are afraid
牛津词典
adj.
- 严肃的;坚定的;阴冷的
looking or sounding very serious- 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
- a grim face/look/smile
- 令人不快的;令人沮丧的
unpleasant and depressing- 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。
- grim news
- 无吸引力的;阴森的;凄凉的
not attractive; depressing- 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
- The house looked grim and dreary in the rain.
- 生病的;不舒服的
ill/sick- I feel grim this morning.
我今天早上感到不舒服。
- I feel grim this morning.
- 质量低劣;糟糕
of very low quality- Their performance was fairly grim, I'm afraid!
很遗憾,他们的演出真不怎么样!
- Their performance was fairly grim, I'm afraid!
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 严峻的;令人不快的;让人沮丧的;令人难以接受的
A situation or piece of information that isgrimis 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。 - The mood could not have been grimmer.
情绪低落到了极点。
- They painted a grim picture of growing crime...
- ADJ-GRADED (地方)无吸引力的,阴森的,凄凉的
A place that isgrimis 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
- The city might be grim at first, but there is a vibrancy and excitement.
- ADJ-GRADED 严肃的;坚定的;沉重的
If a person or their behaviour isgrim, 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。
- She was a grim woman with a turned-down mouth...
- ADJ-GRADED 糟糕的;讨厌的;丑陋的;令人沮丧的
If you say that something isgrim, 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。
- Things were pretty grim for a time.
双语例句
- The findings of the United Nations Children's Fund make for grim reading.
联合国儿童基金会的研究发现了这个残酷现像。 - It is time we awoke to the grim realities of the economic situation.
现在是我们认识当前经济状况的严酷现实的时候了。 - However, the reality is grim than imagination.
然而,现实是残酷比想象中。 - The situation is pregnant with grim possibilities.
局势十分严峻。 - It's a pretty grim picture, especially against the backdrop of inflation, oil prices and global warming.
形势很严峻,尤其是在通胀、油价和全球变暖的背景下。 - In this grim little episode of recent American history, few people come out well
在美国近代史上这一小段阴暗时期,很少有人能有好的结果。 - Things were pretty grim for a time.
事情一度糟糕透了。 - Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes
心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。 - Although the threat in modern China has been released in some degree, it still faces a grim situation.
虽然在现代中国得到了某种程度的缓解,但其面临的形势依然严峻。 - There was further grim economic news yesterday
昨天又传来更多令人沮丧的经济消息。