gross
adj
adv
verb
noun
ɡrəʊs
adj
1
TOTAL
总共的
a.
a
gross
sum
of
money
is
the
total
amount
before
any
tax
or
costs
have
been
taken
away
b.
a
gross
weight
is
the
total
weight
of
something,
including
its
wrapping
毛重的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
a
gross
profit
of
$5
million
500 万美元的毛利
gross
income/salary/pay
etc
a
family
with
gross
earnings
of
just
£75
per
week
税前收入每周只有 75 英镑的家庭
2
VERY BAD
非常不好的
clearly
wrong
and
unacceptable
严重的，过分的，恶劣的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
gross
negligence/misconduct
etc
soldiers
accused
of
gross
violations
of
human
rights
被指控严重侵犯人权的士兵
The
company
described
reports
of
environmental
disaster
as
gross
exaggeration.
该公司称，关于环境灾害的报道是严重夸张了。
gross
indecency
3
NASTY
令人厌恶的
very
unpleasant
to
look
at
or
think
about
[口] 令人讨厌的，令人厌恶的;
spoken
Ooh,
gross!
I
hate
spinach!
呃，恶心！ 我讨厌吃菠菜！
4
FAT
胖的
extremely
fat
and
unattractive
[非正式] 极胖而难看的
informal
Lambert
was
grossly
overweight
.
兰伯特胖极了。
Medical
records
were
found
to
be
grossly
inadequate.
病史记录被发现很不完善。
adv
5
earn£20,000/$30,000 etc grossto earn £20,000 etc before tax has been taken away 税前收入两万英镑/三万美元等;
a
junior
executive
earning
$50,000
gross
税前收入为五万美元的初级行政人员
verb
6
to
gain
an
amount
as
a
total
profit,
or
earn
it
as
a
total
amount,
before
tax
has
been
taken
away
获得…的总利润 （毛利，税前收入 ）;
The
movie
has
already
grossed
over
$10
million.
这部电影票房总收入已经超过一千万美元。
7
to
make
someone
wish
they
had
not
seen
or
been
told
about
something
because
it
is
so
unpleasant
[美，口] 使恶心，使作呕;
His
dirty
fingernails
really
gross
me
out.
他的指甲很脏，让我觉得很恶心。
noun
8
a
quantity
of
144
things
罗〔即 12 打，144 个〕
[+
of
]
two
gross
of
candles
两罗蜡烛