grim
adj
ɡrɪm adj
1 making you feel worried or unhappy 令人担忧的; 令人不快的;
the grim reality of rebuilding the shattered town
重建被毁城镇这一严峻的现实
When he lost his job, his future looked grim.
他失业以后前途不容乐观。
Millions of Britons face the grim prospect (=something bad that will probably happen) of dearer home loans.
许许多多的英国人未来可能面对一个严酷的事实: 住房贷款负担更加沉重。
We received the grim news in silence.
我们默默地接受这个令人沮丧的消息。
2 looking or sounding very serious 〔神色或口气〕严肃的
‘I’ll survive,’ he said with a grim smile.
“我死不了。”他苦笑着说。
The child hung on to her arm with grim determination .
那孩子死死地抓住她的胳膊。
The police officers were silent and grim-faced.
那些警察默不作声，神情严肃。
3 very bad, ugly, or unpleasant 非常不好的; 极丑的; 令人不快的 BrE informal
The weather forecast is pretty grim.
天气预报说天气很不好。
They painted a grim picture of what life used to be like there.
他们给那里的过去描绘了一幅悲惨的生活画面。
a grim industrial town
一个丑陋的工业城镇
4 ill [非正式] 生病的，不舒服的 not before noun 不用于名词前 | informal
Juliet felt grim through the early months of her pregnancy.
怀孕的头几个月，朱丽叶感觉很不舒服。
5
hold/hang on for/like grim death
to hold something very tightly because you are afraid [英，非正式] 〔因害怕而〕死死抓住 BrE informal
Arnold smiled grimly.
阿诺德阴冷地笑了笑。