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

• However, other statistics make grimmer reading.
  不过，其它统计数据给出了更严酷的解读。
• 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。
• 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。
• White House spokesman Tony Fratto says the third quarter gross domestic product figure was not unexpected, and that the current quarter is almost certain to prove even grimmer.
  白宫发言人弗拉托说，第三季度的国内生产总值数字并不出人意料，而且几乎可以肯定，第四季度的经济数据会更糟。
• Low summer volumes make it hard to gauge how many investors think the economic outlook will be grimmer than expected, and how many think growth will pick up.
  夏季市场交易量低，因此很难断定有多少投资者认为经济前景会比预期更糟糕，有多少投资者认为经济将回升。
• 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 it might get grimmer for countries with the biggest current-account deficits.
  但形势更为严峻的或许是那些经常项目赤字位居前列的欧元区国家。
• But two months into the global financial crisis, things look much grimmer for China.
  但陷入全球金融危机两个月之后，中国的形势看上去严峻了许多。
• The mood could not have been grimmer.
  情绪低落到了极点。
• Reality suggests a grimmer diagnosis, but not one for which either the left or the right has produced a cure.
  而现实则更为残酷，无论是左翼还是右翼阵营都未能提供解决之道。