gruesome

英 [ˈɡruːsəm]

美 [ˈɡruːsəm]

adj.  令人厌恶的; 恐怖的; 可怕的

最高级：gruesomest　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14357 / COCA.11393

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人厌恶的；恐怖的；可怕的
  very unpleasant and filling you with horror, usually because it is connected with death or injury
  1. a gruesome murder
     骇人听闻的谋杀案
  2. gruesome pictures of dead bodies
     恐怖的死人照片
  3. We spent a week in a gruesome apartment in Miami.
     我们在迈阿密一套糟糕透顶的公寓里住了一星期。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人厌恶的；恐怖的；令人震惊的
  Something that isgruesomeis extremely unpleasant and shocking.
  1. There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
     在首都发生了一连串让人毛骨悚然的谋杀案。

英英释义

adj

• shockingly repellent
  1. ghastly wounds
  2. the grim aftermath of the bombing
  3. the grim task of burying the victims
  4. a grisly murder
  5. gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
  6. macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
  7. macabre tortures conceived by madmen
  Synonym:ghastlygrimgrislymacabresick

双语例句

• One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the gruesome details of Little Red Riding Hood.
  三分之一的父母说，他们的孩子在听到《小红帽》中阴森恐怖的情节后被吓哭了。
• He was kept in a gruesome prison, and intermittently tortured, for five-and-a-half years.
  他被关押在一间令人毛骨悚然的监狱里，受尽折磨，这一关就是五年半。
• You know, we could let the gruesome twosome destroy our careers.
  你知道，我可以让那对混蛋毁了我们的事业。
• David: Did she tell you the gruesome details?
  大卫：她给你说这件事的具体细节了吗？
• Mass murders hold a gruesome fascination for the public.
  大规模凶杀案既令公众毛骨悚然又叫他们着迷。
• But the gruesome scenes fueled calls for revenge among Shiites, thousands of whom have rushed to join militias in recent days.
  然而，受到照片中可怕场面的刺激，什叶派呼吁报仇雪恨。最近几天，数千名什叶派穆斯林争相加入了各地的民兵组织。
• Two years ago, Australia introduced plain packaging – adorned with such gruesome warnings that the adjective hardly fits.
  两年前，澳大利亚还推出了香烟的平装包装，但包装上印制的可怕警示可一点儿也不平淡。
• It's kind of gruesome but we know there are some things you don't need your brain for.
  这是某种可怕的但是我们知道有些事情你不需要你的大脑去做。
• And some of the footage you will see is very gruesome.
  接下来您将会看到一些可怕的镜头。
• The gruesome sight sent a shiver down my spine.
  那可怕情景使我的背脊发凉。