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grim adj.严厉的；冷酷的；可怕的；不愉快的 (1) 她脸上显出严厉、 木然的神情。(2) 当他告诉他们说他们已被解雇时，他的表情十分冷酷。(3) 一幅可怕和难看的情景映入他的眼帘。(4) 我昨天很不愉快。 Two famous uses of the adjective grim are the Grim Reaper and Grimm's Fairy Tales. Mr. Reaper shows up in movies and books wearing a long, hooded black cape and carrying a scythe, or long-handled blade used, in less grim circumstances, for mowing grass and reaping grain: he represents death. The real-life German brothers wrote some bone-chilling tales under their own name, Grimm, meaning "cruel, fierce," which is related to the English word grim. Modern grim things include crime-drama images of dead bodies and characters in horror movies.

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英 [ɡrɪm] 美 [ɡrɪm] (1) Her face wore a grim, set look.(2) His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their job.(3) A grim and unsightly picture met his eye.(4) I had a pretty grim day yesterday. 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. 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。

英语单词	grim
英美音标	英 [ɡrɪm] 美 [ɡrɪm]
中文释义	adj.严厉的；冷酷的；可怕的；不愉快的
英语例句	(1) Her face wore a grim, set look. (2) His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their job. (3) A grim and unsightly picture met his eye. (4) I had a pretty grim day yesterday.
中文例句	(1) 她脸上显出严厉、木然的神情。 (2) 当他告诉他们说他们已被解雇时，他的表情十分冷酷。 (3) 一幅可怕和难看的情景映入他的眼帘。 (4) 我昨天很不愉快。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	Two famous uses of the adjective grim are the Grim Reaper and Grimm's Fairy Tales. Mr. Reaper shows up in movies and books wearing a long, hooded black cape and carrying a scythe, or long-handled blade used, in less grim circumstances, for mowing grass and reaping grain: he represents death. The real-life German brothers wrote some bone-chilling tales under their own name, Grimm, meaning "cruel, fierce," which is related to the English word grim. Modern grim things include crime-drama images of dead bodies and characters in horror movies.
柯林斯解释	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。

Grim Things Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Expression Picture Pretty Reaper