grim

单词音标

grim音标[grim]

汉语翻译

a. 冷酷的, 坚强的, 残忍的, 可怕的, 讨厌的

词型变化

名词:grimness形容词比较级:grimmer*高级:grimmest副词:grimly

英语解释

形容词 grim:

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

同义词：inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

同义词：ghastly, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick

harshly ironic or sinister

同义词：black, mordant

causing dejection

同义词：blue, dark, depressing, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, sorry, drab, drear, dreary

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance- J.M.Barrie

同义词：dour, forbidding

characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom

同义词：gloomy, darkening

例句

Her face wore a grim, set look.

她脸上显出严厉、 木然的神情。

I\'ve seen her so-called paintings; they\'re fairly grim, I can tell you!

我看见过她那所谓的画; 一点儿都不好，真的！

She stuck to her task like grim death.

她百折不挠地执行任务。

I admire him for his grim courage.

我佩服他的坚韧不拔的勇气。

His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their job.

当他告诉他们说他们已被解雇时，他的表情十分冷酷。

What grim weather!

多讨厌的天气！

详细解释

grim

adj.（形容词）

grim.mer,grim.mest

Unrelenting; rigid.

无情的；严厉的

Uninviting or unnerving in aspect; forbidding:

令人生畏的，狰狞的：讨厌人的，使人胆怯的；可怕的：

例句：

.undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw.(J.M. Barrie)

.毫无疑问，他身上*可怕的部分就是其铁爪.(J.M.巴里)

Ghastly; sinister:

可怕的；恐怖的：

例句：

.He made a grim jest at the horrifying nature of his wound.(Reginald Pound)See Synonyms at ghastly

.他对他可怕的创伤报以狰狞的一笑.(雷金纳德·庞德)参见 ghastly

Dismal; gloomy:

阴沉的；阴暗的：

例句：

a grim, rainy day.

一个阴暗的雨天

Ferocious; savage:

野蛮的；残忍的：

例句：

the grim advance of the pillaging army.

一支掠夺性部队的野蛮行径

来源：

Middle English

中古英语

from Old English [fierce, severe]

源自 古英语 [凶猛的，严重的]

【引伸】

grim.ly

adv.（副词）

grim.ness

n.（名词）