Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14357
gruesome
可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的；阴森的
causing horror; shockingly repellent
- 1.
Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
令人厌恶地恐怖和震惊；阴森骇人的。
令人厌恶地恐怖和震惊；阴森骇人的。；可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的；阴森的
In use
The horror movie had several gruesome scenes that made me cover my eyes.
The picture in the magazine was so gruesome that I quickly turned the page.
The old house looked gruesome in the moonlight, with broken windows and twisted trees.
something is gruesome
基本用法，主语为令人恐怖的事物。
The crime scene was gruesome.
犯罪现场令人毛骨悚然。
find something gruesome
表示主观感受，后接形容词补语。
I found the details gruesome.
我觉得细节令人毛骨悚然。
gruesome + noun
用作定语修饰名词。
The gruesome murder shocked the town.
这起可怕的谋杀震惊了全镇。
Common mistakes
That movie was a gruesome.That movie was gruesome.
中文学习者常误将形容词"gruesome"当作名词使用，例如"a gruesome"。正确用法是直接作表语形容词，不加冠词。
The crime scene was gruesome of blood.The crime scene was gruesome with blood.
中文学习者可能受到中文结构"...的"影响，误用"gruesome of"来表示"充满...的恐怖"。正确介词是"with"，表示伴随状态。
Connections
Collocations
- gruesome murder
- 骇人的谋杀案
- The detective was called to investigate a gruesome murder.侦探被叫去调查一起骇人的谋杀案。
- gruesome scene
- 可怕的场面
- Emergency workers arrived at the gruesome scene of the crash.急救人员到达了惨不忍睹的事故现场。
- gruesome details
- 令人毛骨悚然的细节
- The newspaper published gruesome details of the crime.报纸刊登了这起罪案令人毛骨悚然的细节。
- gruesome discovery
- 骇人的发现
- The hikers made a gruesome discovery in the woods.徒步旅行者在树林里有了一个骇人的发现。
- gruesome injuries
- 骇人的伤
- The victim suffered gruesome injuries to his legs.受害者双腿受了骇人的伤。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 gruesome 读作 'grew some'：恐怖场景在脑海里长出来一些，阴森骇人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、恐怖或犯罪题材作品、日常描述 gruesome 属于通用词，正式与非正式语境中都可以使用；多用于形容暴力、死亡等令人恐惧和震惊的场景，在新闻报道和恐怖题材作品中比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with 'gruesome' (/ˈɡruːsəm/); they share the '-some' spelling but have different vowel sounds. The 'ue' in 'gruesome' is pronounced /uː/, whereas these lookalikes use other vowels.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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