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单词 ghastly
释义
ghastly
adjective
uk
/ˈɡɑːst.li/us
/ˈɡæst.li/
unpleasantandshocking:
可怕的；令人震惊的
Today'snewspapergives all the ghastlydetailsof themurder.今天的报纸刊登了谋杀案的全部细节，令人毛骨悚然。
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bad weather, conditions, situations, etc.
  • badIf the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do.
  • poorShe's 87 and in poor health.
  • direThe predictions for the economy are dire.
  • grimShe was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life.
  • awfulThe smell from the bins was awful.
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UKinformal
extremelybad:
极坏的；极糟糕的
What ghastlyweather!天气太糟糕了！
It was all a ghastlymistake.这是极其严重的错误。
Ithoughtheroutfitwas ghastly.我觉得她的套装难看死了。
If someonelooksghastly, theylookveryillor veryshocked,especiallywith a verypaleface:
一脸病容的；（由于惊吓）面如死灰的；（尤指）面无血色的
Youlookghastly - are youokay?你脸色苍白——你没事儿吧？
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Serious and unpleasant
  • abominable
  • abominably
  • abysmal
  • abysmally
  • apocalyptic
  • fiendish
  • fraught
  • frightful
  • from hellidiom
  • fun
  • nasty
  • nightmarish
  • nightmarishly
  • noisome
  • not be all fun and gamesidiom
  • unutterable
  • vile
  • woeful
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
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ghastly
adjective
us
/ˈɡæst·li/
frighteningandshocking:
It was a ghastlycrime.
(Definition ofghastlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofghastly

ghastly
In (37b) the well-known sound of a dentist's drill characterizes the (ghastly) sound of a person's voice.
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Throughout our hearings we kept hearing the word "product" — aghastlyword—in relation to tourism.
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However, it should prove aghastlywarning for us.
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I have vivid memories of men gasping for breath, suffering from emphysema andghastlydiseases of that kind.
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Possibly, we did more than we should have done; but we did it because we knew that, once a conflict starts, thoseghastlythings happen.
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All morning, we have been told about individuals who have committed the mostghastlyand heinous acts and are a threat to society.
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In these circumstances, aghastlytragedy could occur at any time for want of on-site surgery, anaesthetists and inter-hospital transport.
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Big towns have beenghastlymodels of slums, industrial de- velopment, housing, roads and railways—all thrown together in an unplanned tangle.
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There is nothing to be proud about in thoseghastlycemeteries which were the result of the last war.
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Nationalised industries and so-called state enterprises are still the mostghastlyand still give the worst service.
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The alternative seems to be a sort ofghastlycombination of dumping and tariffs on all sides.
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The whole of thisghastlycampaign is referred to as an incident.
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Then it grew stronger through oneghastlywinter after another, through repeated and heartbreaking postponements of the hope of liberty and indeed of life itself.
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We say resolutely that suchghastlycrimes shall be visited with appropriate punishment, not in the spirit of revenge but in the spirit of justice.
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Today we should be looking to the future, conscious of the end of aghastlyperiod in the history of that part of the world.
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