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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。
可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的；阴森的
gruesomest — superlative of gruesome
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的；阴森的
causing horror; shockingly repellent
The crime scene was gruesome.
犯罪现场令人毛骨悚然。
令人厌恶地恐怖和震惊；阴森骇人的。
Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
The horror movie had several gruesome scenes that made me cover my eyes.
那部恐怖电影有几个令人毛骨悚然的场景，让我不由得遮住眼睛。
The picture in the magazine was so gruesome that I quickly turned the page.
杂志上的那张图片太可怕了，我赶紧翻过了那一页。
The old house looked gruesome in the moonlight, with broken windows and twisted trees.
那座老房子在月光下显得阴森可怖，窗户破损，树木扭曲。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
That movie was a gruesome.
Use this
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。
Not this
The crime scene was gruesome of blood.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
骇人的伤
The victim suffered gruesome injuries to his legs.
受害者双腿受了骇人的伤。
恐怖的一对；可怕的双人组
The two villains were known as the gruesome twosome.
这两个恶棍被称为可怕的一对。
Use gruesomest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 gruesome 读作 'grew some'：恐怖场景在脑海里长出来一些，阴森骇人。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.