grimmer

英 [ˈgrɪmə]

美 [ˈgrɪmər]

adj.  严肃的; 坚定的; 阴冷的; 令人不快的; 令人沮丧的; 无吸引力的; 阴森的; 凄凉的
grim的比较级

柯林斯词典

• 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 isgrimis unpleasant, depress ing, and difficult to accept.
  1. They painted a grim picture of growing crime...
     他们描绘了犯罪率上升的严峻情形。
  2. There was further grim economic news yesterday...
     昨天又传来更多令人沮丧的经济消息。
  3. The mood could not have been grimmer.
     情绪低落到了极点。
• ADJ-GRADED （地方）无吸引力的，阴森的，凄凉的
  A place that isgrimis unattractive and depressing in appearance.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
• ADJ-GRADED 严肃的；坚定的；沉重的
  If a person or their behaviour isgrim, they are very serious, usually because they are worried about something.
  1. She was a grim woman with a turned-down mouth...
     她是个沉默寡言、令人畏惧的女人。
  2. Her expression was grim and unpleasant.
     她表情严肃，看上去很不开心。
• ADJ-GRADED 糟糕的；讨厌的；丑陋的；令人沮丧的
  If you say that something isgrim, you think that it is very bad, ugly, or depressing.
  1. Things were pretty grim for a time.
     事情一度糟糕透了。

双语例句

• Nowhere is the outlook grimmer than in Somalia, where soaring food prices have added to the problems caused by three years of drought, and17 years of civil war.
  索马里的前景最为严酷，那里的粮食价格飞涨使得三年旱灾及17年内战所带来的问题更为严重。
• There is another, grimmer history to the filibuster, though, one that carries special relevance for me.
  但是，对阻挠议事，还有一个冷酷的历史版本，跟我有特别的关联。
• The ACFIC found the position the small firms are facing is grimmer than that of global financial turmoil in2008.
  结果发现，中小企业特别是小型、微型企业的状况，可能比2008年金融海啸时更为艰难。
• Water shortage is a key element with serious impact on our economic development, especially in this situation even grimmer.
  水资源的短缺是一个严重影响我国经济发展的关键因素，尤其是在现阶段形势更为严峻。
• It was a grim life, grimmer still because it was the only choice open to many.
  那是一种多么严酷的生活，因为那是面对众人的唯一选择。
• The news out of Zhejiang has been grimmer of late.
  最近，浙江传出的消息变得更加糟糕。
• But the current international environment is grimmer than for decades.
  更何况，当前国际环境比过去几十年严峻得多。
• The attached email is grimmer still.
  所附的电子邮件更加沉闷。
• However, other statistics make grimmer reading.
  不过，其它统计数据给出了更严酷的解读。
• Things look much grimmer for those in climates that are already quite warm enough.
  对于那些气候已经相当暖和的地方来说，形势似乎更为严峻。