forbidding or uninviting 严厉的;令人生畏的;不吸引人的;令人不快的 his grim expression. 他阴冷的表情。 long rows of grim, dark housing developments. 一排排长长的令人感到压抑的、灰暗的新建住宅楼。 ■(of humour) lacking genuine levity; mirthless; black (情绪)低落的;不快乐的;郁闷的 some moments of grim humour. 闷闷不乐的时刻。 ■unappealing or unattractive 无吸引力的,沉闷的 a grim goalless draw in appalling weather. 出现在糟糕天气里的一场零比零的平局。 ■depressing or worrying to consider 使人沮丧的;令人担忧的 the grim news of the murder. 关于谋杀的令人担忧的消息。 ■unrelentingly harsh; merciless or severe 无情的,残忍的;严酷的 few creatures are able to thrive in this grim and hostile land. 很少有生命能在这片严酷的充满敌意的土地上生长繁衍。
常用词组 like (或 for) grim death
with great determination 坚韧不拔地 we had to hold on like grim death. 我们必须顽强地坚持下去。
派生 grimly adverb grimness noun 语源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grim and German grimm