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grim grim ★★☆☆☆/grɪ̱m/1[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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 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。The mood could not have been grimmer.情绪低落到了极点。grimness...an unrelenting grimness of tone.语气中一直带着沮丧2[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（地方）无吸引力的，阴森的，凄凉的 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3[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严肃的；坚定的；沉重的 If a person or their behaviour is grim, they are very serious, usually because they are worried about something.   [WRITTEN 笔语]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。grimly'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。4[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]糟糕的；讨厌的；丑陋的；令人沮丧的 If you say that something is grim, you think that it is very bad, ugly, or depressing.   [INFORMAL 非正式]Things were pretty grim for a time.事情一度糟糕透了。 grimgrim /ɡrɪm/ ●●○ adjective  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1making you feel worried or unhappy  SYN  harsh:  the grim reality of rebuilding the shattered town When he lost his job, his future looked grim. Millions of Britons face the grim prospect  (=something bad that will probably happen) of dearer home loans. We received the grim news in silence.2looking or sounding very serious:  ‘I’ll survive,’ he said with a grim smile. The child hung on to her arm with grim determination. The police officers were silent and grim-faced.3British English informal very bad, ugly, or unpleasant:  The weather forecast is pretty grim. They painted a grim picture of what life used to be like there. a grim industrial town4[not before noun] informal ill:  Juliet felt grim through the early months of her pregnancy.5hold/hang on for/like grim death British English informal to hold something very tightly because you are afraid—grimly adverb:  Arnold smiled grimly.—grimness noun [uncountable]

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8ET2XSV2E9FQ3w7oyxQOtkqsChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3iPbzvXBZpZN08Naezl097Q4peHQb47LuMVbd0mRS03ORb6C2BDa1DsvmykkcdYSNy09aSEnMtlwhFNksMTX15xogPl9gADxJxoxhDWvftEbnC2irFoI1n5AWFwZ5zcS7r             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                /             grim[grɪm]级别:grimmer, grimmestCET6TEM4考研GREIELTSj540847196141805964953383ADJ976157181Spoken:55473993可怕的(48%)，冷酷的(36%)，严厉的(12%)，不愉快的(4%)adj.冷酷的；糟糕的；残忍的n.(Grim)人名；(英、德、俄、捷、匈)格里姆

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Collins	grim ★★☆☆☆ /grɪ̱m/ 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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 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。 The mood could not have been grimmer. 情绪低落到了极点。 grimness ...an unrelenting grimness of tone. 语气中一直带着沮丧 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（地方）无吸引力的，阴森的，凄凉的 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 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严肃的；坚定的；沉重的 If a person or their behaviour is grim, they are very serious, usually because they are worried about something. [WRITTEN 笔语] 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。 grimly '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。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]糟糕的；讨厌的；丑陋的；令人沮丧的 If you say that something is grim, you think that it is very bad, ugly, or depressing. [INFORMAL 非正式] Things were pretty grim for a time. 事情一度糟糕透了。
Oxford	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 /
LDC	grimgrim /ɡrɪm/ ●●○ adjective Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1making you feel worried or unhappy SYN harsh: the grim reality of rebuilding the shattered town When he lost his job, his future looked grim. Millions of Britons face the grim prospect (=something bad that will probably happen) of dearer home loans. We received the grim news in silence.2looking or sounding very serious: ‘I’ll survive,’ he said with a grim smile. The child hung on to her arm with grim determination. The police officers were silent and grim-faced.3British English informal very bad, ugly, or unpleasant: The weather forecast is pretty grim. They painted a grim picture of what life used to be like there. a grim industrial town4[not before noun] informal ill: Juliet felt grim through the early months of her pregnancy.5hold/hang on for/like grim death British English informal to hold something very tightly because you are afraid—grimly adverb: Arnold smiled grimly.—grimness noun [uncountable]
WDF	grim [grɪm] 级别:grimmer, grimmest CET6TEM4考研GREIELTS j5408 4719 614 1805 964 953 383 ADJ9761 57181 Spoken: 55473993 可怕的(48%)，冷酷的(36%)，严厉的(12%)，不愉快的(4%) adj.冷酷的；糟糕的；残忍的 n.(Grim)人名；(英、德、俄、捷、匈)格里姆

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