基本词汇
adj.痛苦的;严重的;充满悲伤的
副词: grievously 名词: grievousness
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adj
1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
e.g. a dangerous operation
a grave situation
a grave illness
grievous bodily harm
a serious wound
a serious turn of events
a severe case of pneumonia
a life-threatening disease
Synonym: dangerousgraveseriousseverelife-threatening
2. shockingly brutal or cruel
e.g. murder is an atrocious crime
a grievous offense against morality
a grievous crime
no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
Synonym: atrociousflagitiousmonstrous
3. of great gravity or crucial import
requiring serious thought
e.g. grave responsibilities
faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
a grievous fault
heavy matters of state
the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
Synonym: graveheavyweighty
4. causing or marked by grief or anguish
e.g. a grievous loss
a grievous cry
her sigh was heartbreaking
the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
Synonym: heartbreakingheartrending
1. 极其严重的;令人担忧的
If you describe something such as a loss as grievous, you mean that it is extremely serious or worrying in its effects.
e.g. Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries...
失去它们将会是对我们工程行业的一个沉重打击。
e.g. Mr Morris said the victims had suffered from a very grievous mistake.
莫里斯先生说遇难者因为一个极其严重的失误而遭遇不幸。
2. 剧烈的;极痛苦的;疼痛难耐的
A grievous injury to your body is one that causes you great pain and suffering.
e.g. He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
尽管身受重伤,他还是活下来了。
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1. 悲切切:boiling hot 热腾腾 | grievous 悲切切 | an obscene picture 春宫
2. 痛苦的:grieve 悲痛 | grievous 痛苦的 | griffe 黑白混血儿
3. 悲伤的:grieve 伤心 | grievous 悲伤的 | grim 冷酷的
4. 令人悲痛的,极严重的;难忍受的:glum []闷闷不乐的;忧郁的 | grievous []令人悲痛的,极严重的;难忍受的 | melancholy []忧郁的,郁闷的
经典引文
The High Commission..the most grievous of the many grievances under which the nation laboured.
出自:Ld Macaulay近义词
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