grim

grim

形容词

1. 严厉的；残酷的

中文含义：形容情况或气氛严峻、残酷。

词语辨析：与"harsh"和"severe"都表示严厉的、严酷的，但"grim"强调更为严峻、冷酷的特点。

词汇扩充：

近义词：austere, stern, harsh, severe

反义词：pleasant, cheerful, mild

柯林斯词典：

1. If you describe a situation or the future as grim, you mean that you think it is bad, unpleasant, or depressing.

2. If you describe someone as grim, you mean that they are very serious, for example because they are angry or worried about something.

3. If you describe something as grim, you mean that it is very unpleasant, depressing, and difficult to accept.

牛津词典：

1. Unpleasant or shocking to see or think about.

2. Unfriendly and without humour.

3. Worrying, without hope.

2. 阴冷的；令人不快的

中文含义：形容天气寒冷、阴沉，或者某种情况或地方令人不快。

词语辨析：与"gloomy"和"disheartening"都表示令人不快的，但"grim"强调因冷酷、残酷而令人感到沮丧。

词汇扩充：

近义词：gloomy, somber, disheartening

反义词：cheerful, pleasant, bright

柯林斯词典：

1. If you describe a place or a situation as grim, you mean that it is dull, unpleasant, and depressing.

2. If you describe someone or something as grim, you mean that they are unattractive, unpleasant, or depressing in some way.

牛津词典：

1. Unpleasant or depressing.

2. Dreary or gloomy in character or appearance.

名词

1. 冷酷；残酷

中文含义：指冷酷或残酷的特质或行为。

词汇扩充：

柯林斯词典：

1. Grimness is an attitude or quality of being grim.

2. If you say that something is a grim fact or grim reality, you mean that it is unpleasant, depressing, and difficult to accept.

牛津词典：

1. A facial expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration.

2. A fierce or unyielding determination.

用法

1. The economic outlook is grim.

2. He gave me a grim look and turned away.

3. They face the grim prospect of unemployment.

4. She had a grim expression on her face.

5. The news from the war zone is grim.

6. The room had a grim appearance.

7. The detective wore a grim expression as he examined the crime scene.

8. The prisoners faced grim conditions in the overcrowded jail.

9. The movie depicted the grim reality of life in a war-torn country.

10. The team fought with grim determination to the very end.

11. The weather turned grim as the storm approached.

12. The family lived in a grim neighborhood with high crime rates.

13. The novel paints a grim picture of the future.

14. Despite the grim circumstances, she managed to stay optimistic.

15. The soldiers faced the grim reality of combat.

16. The loss of his job had a grim impact on his financial situation.

17. The doctor's grim diagnosis left the patient feeling hopeless.

18. The prisoner's face was a grim mask of pain.

19. The survivors shared their grim experiences of the disaster.

20. The grim truth is that they won't be able to recover the stolen money.