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ADJ-GRADED
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.
例句
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。
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ADJ-GRADED
(地方)无吸引力的,阴森的,凄凉的
A place that is grim is unattractive and depressing in appearance.
例句
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
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ADJ-GRADED
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.
例句
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。
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ADJ-GRADED
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.
例句
Things were pretty grim for a time.
事情一度糟糕透了。