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,他身上最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)