forbidding or uninviting
严厉的;令人生畏的;不吸引人的;令人不快的
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his grim expression 他阴冷的表情
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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
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some moments of grim humour .闷闷不乐的时刻。
unappealing or unattractive
无吸引力的,沉闷的
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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
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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
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few creatures are able to thrive in this grim and hostile land .很少有生命能在这片条件极其恶劣的土地上生长繁衍。
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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
"Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch