grim 英 [grɪm]   美 [ɡrɪm]

grim

grim  英 [grɪm] 美 [ɡrɪm]

adj. 冷酷的;阴冷的 

比较级:grimmer  最高级:grimmest 

a grim face, a grim look, a grim smile 严肃的面孔╱表情;冷笑
She looked grim. 她表情严肃。

  • Things that are gloomy, stark, ghastly, and somber are grim. Sunshine, puppies, and rainbows are not grim; zombies, reapers, and mummies are grim. Less scary things like drizzly, foggy days can also be called grim.
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  • adj. 冷酷的;阴冷的
  • 1. a grim face, a grim look, a grim smile

    严肃的面孔╱表情;冷笑

  • 2. She looked grim.

    她表情严肃。

  • 3. with a look of grim determinationon his face

    他脸上带有的坚定不移的神态

  • 4. grim-faced policemen

    表情严肃的警察

  • 5. grim news

    令人沮丧的消息

  • 6. The outlook is pretty grim.

    前景令人甚感忧虑。

  • 7. The house looked grim in the rain.

    这房子在雨中显得阴郁。

  • 8. the grim walls of the prison

    令人抑郁的监狱四壁

  • 9. grimly determined

    坚定不移

  • grim (adj.) Old English grimm "fierce, cruel, savage; severe, dire, painful," from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz (source also of Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German, German grimm "grim, angry, fierce," Old Norse grimmr "stern, horrible, dire," Swedish grym "fierce, furious"), from PIE *ghrem- "angry," perhaps imitative of the sound of rumbling thunder (compare Greek khremizein "to neigh," Old Church Slavonic vuzgrimeti "to thunder," Russian gremet' "thunder").
  • grim (n.) "spectre, bogey, haunting spirit," 1620s, from grim (adj.).
grim / ɡrɪm ; NAmE ɡrɪm / adjective ( grim·mer , grim·mest ) 1 looking or sounding very serious 严肃的;坚定的;阴冷的 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 determinationon his face 他脸上带有的坚定不移的神态 grim-facedpolicemen 表情严肃的警察 2 unpleasant and depressing 令人不快的;令人沮丧的 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 grimfor workers in the building industry. 对建筑业的工人来说形势看来很不乐观。 3 (of a place or building 地方或建筑物 ) not attractive; depressing 无吸引力的;阴森的;凄凉的 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 4 [not before noun ] ( BrE) ( informal) ill/sick 生病的;不舒服的 I feel grim this morning. 我今天早上感到不舒服。 5 [not usually before noun ] ( BrE) ( informal) of very low quality 质量低劣;糟糕 Their performance was fairly grim, I'm afraid! 很遗憾,他们的表现真不怎么样! grim·ly / ɡrɪmli ; NAmE ɡrɪmli / adverb ‘It won't be easy,’ he said grimly. “那不会很容易。”他严肃地说。 grimly determined 坚定不移 grim·ness / ɡrɪmnəs ; NAmE ɡrɪmnəs / noun [uncountable ] IDIOM hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath ( BrE) ( also hang/hold on for dear ˈlife NAmE, BrE ) ( informal) to hold sb/sth very tightly because you are afraid (害怕得)死死抓住不放,紧紧抓住不松手 grim grimmer grimmest grim / ɡrɪm ; NAmE ɡrɪm / grim·ly / ɡrɪmli ; NAmE ɡrɪmli / grim·ness / ɡrɪmnəs ; NAmE ɡrɪmnəs /
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