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be/look/feel grim
描述状态或外表，意为“严峻的，令人沮丧的”。
The future looks grim for the company.
公司的未来看起来不容乐观。
铁石心肠的；不为恳求所动的
grimmest — superlative of grim
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铁石心肠的；不为恳求所动的
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
The future looks grim for the company.
公司的未来看起来不容乐观。
阴郁沉闷,寒冷而令人望而生畏的。
Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
不可安抚或打动的
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
严厉而不妥协的。
Rigid and unrelenting.
令人震惊的可怕；引发恐惧的
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
The teacher was grim and refused to listen to our excuses.
老师表情冷酷，拒绝听我们的借口。
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His father gave him a grim look and said no.
他父亲冷冷地看了他一眼，说不行。
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Despite her tears, he remained grim and walked away.
尽管她流泪，他仍然冷酷无情地走开了。
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grim determination
坚毅的决心
WordNet
描述状态或外表，意为“严峻的，令人沮丧的”。
The future looks grim for the company.
公司的未来看起来不容乐观。
表示情况逐渐恶化。
The situation grew grim as supplies ran out.
随着物资耗尽，局势变得严峻。
表示对某事严肃或冷酷的态度。
She was grim about the need for budget cuts.
她对预算削减的必要性持冷酷态度。
Not this
He looked grimly at the scene.
Use this
He looked grim at the scene.
look 是系动词，后接形容词表示状态，不应用副词修饰。应使用形容词 grim。
Not this
This is the most grim news I've heard.
Use this
This is the grimmest news I've heard.
grim 的最高级形式为 grimmest，不应使用 more + 原级。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
严峻的现实
We must face the grim reality of the situation.
我们必须面对这一严峻的现实。
坚强的决心
She fought with grim determination.
她以坚强的决心奋斗。
冷酷的表情
He had a grim face throughout the meeting.
整个会议期间他都面带冷酷的表情。
可怕的消息
The doctor delivered the grim news to the family.
医生把可怕的消息告诉了家人。
黑色幽默
His grim humor was not appreciated by everyone.
他的黑色幽默并不是所有人都欣赏。
黯淡的前景
The economic outlook is grim for the next quarter.
下个季度的经济前景十分黯淡。
死神
The old man felt the grim reaper was approaching.
老人感到死神正在逼近。
严酷的现实
We must face the grim reality of climate change.
我们必须面对气候变化的严酷现实。
死死抓住；坚持到底
He hung on like grim death to the edge of the cliff.
他死死抓住悬崖边缘。
不祥！那是不祥！
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry spots a large black dog, believing it to be the Grim, an omen of death.
在《哈利·波特与阿兹卡班的囚徒》中，哈利看到一只大黑狗，认为它是不祥（Grim），死亡的预兆。
狞笑的鬼魂出来社交。
From the Disney theme park attraction song 'Grim Grinning Ghosts', associated with the Haunted Mansion.
出自迪士尼乐园鬼屋项目歌曲《狞笑的鬼魂》，与幽灵公馆相关。
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grim 与 grin（笑）相差一个字母 m，想象 m 像下垂的嘴角，表情冷酷（grim）而可怕。
（形容词）语气比较严肃或正式，多用于书面或正式场合；常见语境包括描述表情（如a grim face）、天气（如grim weather）、消息（如grim news）等。
All listed words rhyme with grim /ɡɹɪm/. Beware of words like 'grime' /ɡɹaɪm/ which share the same spelling pattern but have a different vowel sound.
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