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ghastly + noun
形容词作定语，修饰名词。
The ghastly scene shocked everyone.
那可怕的场景震惊了每个人。
可怕的；恐怖的；骇人的
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可怕的；恐怖的；骇人的
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
The ghastly scene shocked everyone.
那可怕的场景震惊了每个人。
外貌像鬼的；死气沉沉的；苍白的；阴郁的
Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
令人厌恶；令人恐怖
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
令人震惊的
Horrifyingly shocking.
可怕地显示死亡或死者
gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
We heard a ghastly scream from the empty room.
我们听到空房间里传来一声可怕的尖叫。
AI contextual example
The old house looked ghastly in the rain, with its broken windows.
那栋旧房子在雨中看起来十分可怕，窗户都破了。
AI contextual example
The second scene of the horror movie was even ghastlier than the first.
这部恐怖电影的第二场比第一场还要可怕。
AI contextual example
ghastly wounds
可怕的伤口。
WordNet
形容词作定语，修饰名词。
The ghastly scene shocked everyone.
那可怕的场景震惊了每个人。
形容词作表语，描述状态。
He looked ghastly after the accident.
事故后他看起来脸色惨白。
副词修饰动词。
The wind howled ghastly through the night.
风整夜可怖地呼啸着。
Not this
The ghostly appearance of the victim shocked everyone.
Use this
The ghastly appearance of the victim shocked everyone.
ghastly 意为可怕的、惨白的，而 ghostly 意为鬼魂般的、阴森的。此处描述受害者惨白可怕的样子，应用 ghastly。
Not this
She was ghastly beautiful.
Use this
She was ghastly pale.
ghastly 表示恐怖的、惨白的，常用于消极语境，不能用于修饰美丽等正面词汇。应改为 ghastly pale 表示惨白。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
可怕的错误
He realized he had made a ghastly mistake by quitting his job.
他意识到自己辞职是个可怕的错误。
惨白的
She was ghastly pale after hearing the bad news.
听到坏消息后，她的脸色惨白。
恐怖的景象
The accident scene was a ghastly sight.
事故现场是一幅恐怖的景象。
可怕的笑容
The clown's ghastly grin frightened the children.
小丑可怕的笑容吓坏了孩子们。
可怕的寂静
A ghastly silence fell over the room after the announcement.
宣布之后，房间里陷入了可怕的寂静。
极其糟糕的错误
It was a ghastly mistake to trust him with the secret.
把秘密托付给他是一个极其糟糕的错误。
看上去苍白病态
After the long illness, she looked ghastly.
久病之后，她看上去苍白病态。
可怕的寂静
A ghastly silence fell over the room after the announcement.
宣布之后，房间里一片可怕的寂静。
可怕而阴森的古老渡鸦从夜晚的岸边飞来——
This line from Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Raven' describes the character of the raven as ghastly.
这句来自埃德加·爱伦·坡的诗《渡鸦》的句子将渡鸦描述为'ghastly'（可怕的）。
Use ghastly naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
看到鬼魂（ghost）吓得脸色惨白，就是ghastly。
语域：mixed 常见场景：horror stories、literary descriptions、colloquial expressions of disgust 通常用于正式或文学语境，描述恐怖、死亡，也常见于口语中表示极度不满或糟糕。
Words rhyming with ghastly (same stressed vowel and following sounds): lastly, vastly. Spelling lookalikes with different pronunciation: ghostly (oʊ vs æ), beastly (iː vs æ), hastily (eɪ vs æ, and the ending is tily not stly).
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