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grisly + noun
用于修饰名词，表示极其恐怖或令人不安。
The detective described the grisly murder scene.
侦探描述了那可怕的谋杀现场。
可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的
grisliest — superlative of grisly
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可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
The detective described the grisly murder scene.
侦探描述了那可怕的谋杀现场。
令人毛骨悚然的；可怕的
Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
The detective described the grisly details of the crime at the press conference.
侦探在新闻发布会上描述了案件的可怕细节。
She read a grisly article about the accident and felt sick.
她读了一篇关于事故的恐怖文章，感到恶心。
The horror film has some of the grisliest scenes I have ever seen.
这部恐怖片里有我见过的最令人毛骨悚然的场景。
用于修饰名词，表示极其恐怖或令人不安。
The detective described the grisly murder scene.
侦探描述了那可怕的谋杀现场。
作表语，描述主语令人恐惧。
The details of the accident were grisly.
事故的细节令人毛骨悚然。
用于表达主观感受。
Many viewers found the horror movie too grisly to watch.
许多观众觉得那部恐怖电影太可怕，不敢看。
Not this
I saw a grisly bear in the forest.
Use this
I saw a grizzly bear in the forest.
将“grisly”（可怕的）与“grizzly”（灰熊/带灰色的）混淆。描述熊的种类时应用“grizzly”，而“grisly”意为“恐怖的”。
Not this
The steak was grisly and hard to chew.
Use this
The steak was gristly and hard to chew.
将“grisly”（可怕的）与“gristly”（软骨多的）混淆。形容肉多筋难嚼时应用“gristly”，而“grisly”指“令人恐惧的”。
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骇人听闻的谋杀
The police are investigating a grisly murder in the downtown area.
警方正在调查市中心的一起骇人听闻的谋杀案。
恐怖的场面
The firefighters were shocked by the grisly scene.
消防员被那恐怖的场面震惊了。
可怕的发现
The hikers made a grisly discovery in the woods.
徒步者在树林里有了一个可怕的发现。
令人毛骨悚然的细节
The news report spared no grisly details of the incident.
新闻报道没有回避事件的可怕细节。
可怕的遗骸
The archaeologists uncovered grisly remains beneath the chapel.
考古学家在小教堂下面发现了可怕的遗骸。
令人毛骨悚然的景象
Passersby were horrified by the grisly sight.
路人被这毛骨悚然的景象吓坏了。
Use grisliest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想：grisly与grizzly(灰熊)同音，灰熊撕裂猎物的血腥场面令人毛骨悚然，故grisly意为可怕的。
语域：neutral 常见场景：crime reports、horror fiction、news stories 该词属于中性偏书面，通常用于新闻报道或文学描写中，多出现在犯罪、恐怖等严肃或惊悚语境；日常口语中很少使用。
与 /ˈɡrɪzli/ 同音：grizzly；押韵：drizzly。注意 gristly 和 bristly 形似，但读 /ˈɡrɪsli/、/ˈbrɪsli/（/s/ 而非 /z/）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.