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单词 grim
释义
grim
adjective
uk
/ɡrɪm/us
/ɡrɪm/
grimmer|grimmest

grimadjective(WITHOUT HOPE)

C2
worrying, withouthope:
令人担忧的，令人沮丧的
Thefuturelooksgrim.未来一片渺茫。
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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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  • Idivinedfrom his grimexpressionthat thenewswas not good.
  • Herprospectsare grim.
  • The doctor'sdiagnosiswas grim.
  • Thesituationin the drought-strickenregionis grim.
  • Experts have been giving grimpredictionsfor thefutureof thecompany.
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Not hopeful
  • be in a funkidiom
  • be on a hiding to nothingidiom
  • bleak
  • bleakly
  • bleakness
  • dispiritedness
  • dispiritingly
  • doomed
  • doomster
  • downcast
  • downhearted
  • gloom
  • hopelessly
  • hopelessness
  • lose heartidiom
  • merchant
  • merchant of doom/gloomidiom
  • someonecan't winidiom
  • undone
  • what are you going to do?idiom
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grimadjective(SERIOUS)

C2
worriedandseriousorsad:
忧愁的；严肃的
Herfacewas grim as she told them thebadnews.她满脸愁容地把这个坏消息告诉了他们。
Theexpressionon hisfacewas one of grimdetermination.他脸上一副破釜沉舟的神情。
Later Mr Ashbyleftthecourt, grim-faced andsilent.后来阿什比先生离开了法庭，表情严肃，一言不发。
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lacking humour and not meant to be funny
  • seriousShe had a serious look on her face.
  • earnestAt that time he was an earnest young environmental activist.
  • soberThe mood of the gathering was sober and reflective.
  • sombreUKSince their colleague died there has been a very sombre atmosphere in the office.
  • solemnThe two men fell silent, their faces solemn.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Feeling sad and unhappy
  • a dog's lifeidiom
  • angsty
  • be cut upidiom
  • be down in the mouthidiom
  • be in a funkidiom
  • be in bitsidiom
  • distraught
  • distressed
  • dog
  • doleful
  • lovelorn
  • lovesick
  • low-spirited
  • lugubrious
  • lugubriously
  • wistfully
  • woe
  • woe is meidiom
  • woebegone
  • woeful
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Anxious and worried

grimadjective(UNPLEASANT)

C2informal
veryunpleasantorugly:
令人不快的，讨厌的；丑陋的
a grim-lookingblockofflats丑陋不堪的公寓楼
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Serious and unpleasant
  • abominable
  • abominably
  • abysmal
  • abysmally
  • apocalyptic
  • fiendish
  • fraught
  • frightful
  • from hellidiom
  • fun
  • nightmarish
  • nightmarishly
  • noisome
  • not be all fun and gamesidiom
  • objectionable
  • vile
  • woeful
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
  • yucky
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Related words

grimly
grimness

Idiom

hang/hold on like grim death
(Definition ofgrimfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

grim| American Dictionary

grim
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/ɡrɪm/
-mm-

grimadjective[-er/-est only](NOT GOOD)

not good; having nochanceof a goodresult:
Theoutlookfor afullrecoverywas grim.

grimadjective[-er/-est only](SERIOUS)

veryseriousandsad:
Thefuturelooksgrim forworkerswho arelosingtheirjobs.
Helookedat us with a grimexpression.
(Definition ofgrimfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrim

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Grim's group wins the race, and they get the hand.
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In 1993, these young men faced exceedinglygrimprospects of finding kin to invest in their education.
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Repetition and a world faced by grimmer problems seem to have been excessively tough competition for this plot.
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Againgrimthreats ensure subgame perfection in a way which clarifies the least restrictive conditions under which taking it in turns equilibria occur.
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The latest news does not turn the historical page back to a grimmer chapter.
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Grimmer still was the toll taken on the villagers themselves.
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In an increasingly predatory global market, it could mean the difference between a bountiful harvest and a visit from thegrimreaper.
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Furthermore, the life prospects for the least advantaged in the "genetic lottery" of life are often extremelygrim.
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The mood is grimmer than its predecessor through the introduction to the game.
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Unexpectedlygrimeconomic conditions threatened near-term bankruptcy while also worsening the programme's long-term financial outlook.
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We would lack even an account of why we faced such an intellectually and morallygrimalternative.
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I, meanwhile, gaped in fear; the face of the man wasgrim, his eyebrows were raised; these features presaged future trouble for me.
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No, she had rather been compelled to play at hide-and-seek with thegrimenemy.
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His elegant use of florid language and dark humor, along with bouncy rhythms, often give a rather jocular feel to even the grimmest lyrics.
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Grimmer also served as captain in the county militia.
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