词汇 | grimly |
释义 | grimly adverb uk /ˈɡrɪm.li/ us /ˈɡrɪm.li/ grimlyadverb (WITHOUT HOPE)in a way that is without hope: 绝望地;失去希望地 Companies grimly hang on to markets at negligible profit margins, and finally give up.企业绝望地以微不足道的利润紧紧抓住市场不放,最终放弃了。 His assessment of the war is grimly pessimistic.他对战争的评价是绝望悲观的。 He is grimly realistic about the parks' finances. A Californian grimly observed, "There's no such thing as truth anymore." Not hopeful a road to nowhereidiom be in a funkidiom be on a hiding to nothingidiom be on the road to nowhereidiom bleakly bleakness dispiritedly dispiritedness dispiritingly doom and gloom doomed downcast hope hopeless hopelessly hopelessness lose heartidiom undone unhopeful what are you going to do?idiom grimlyadverb (SERIOUSLY)in a worried, serious, or sad way: 忧虑地,严厉地,忧伤地 She stared grimly ahead.她冷峻地注视着前方。 "We have to get those windows open," I announced grimly to my husband.“得想办法把这些窗子打开,” 我严厉地吩咐我丈夫。 I looked around at the grimly determined faces of the passengers. He nodded grimly and left the room. She closed her eyes grimly and pointed at the table. Anxious and worried (all) hot and botheredidiom aflutter agitated angsty anxious fretfully frightened fuss get in a sweatidiom goosey preoccupied prey prey on sb's mindidiom prey on something queasily worried worriedly worrier worrywart wound up grimlyadverb (UNPLEASANTLY)in an ugly or unpleasant way: 冷酷的;令人难以接受的 As with the grimly authentic portrait of life in urban Britain that emerges, it's hardly pretty.正如英国城市生活的真实写照,它是不堪入目的。 The film begins grimly with dead bodies floating in the murky Thames.这部电影以悲惨情景开场--阴暗的泰晤士河中漂浮着尸体。 See grim The images of corpses and twisted, charred metal, were grimly familiar. a grimly authentic account of an alcoholic writer wrestling with his addiction He was the author of a series of grimly realistic novels about life in the 1930s. Serious and unpleasant abominable abominably abysmal abysmally apocalyptic fraught frightful from hellidiom fun ghastliness noxiously objectionable objectionably odious odiously unpleasantness unpretty unspeakable unspeakably unsupportable Examples of grimlygrimly To their profound dismay, they found themselves confronted by a waning empire grimly determined to strike back and retake one of its last colonies. In 'the tearing, the burning', harps, crotales and glockenspiel manufactured a grimly automated, clockwork sound. Idle now, they have tightened their belts and settled down grimly to hang on, still hoping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, one reads rather grimly the reference to the mining population. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were trying to avert in 1947 the situation which we had seen so grotesquely and so grimly in 1929. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I look back grimly, but the difficulties to some extent have been increased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The feeling started wearing off in the 1930s, but even in 1939 we went to war grimly, not joyously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Negotiations have consistently been blocked by the leadership of one union, which talks grimly of keeping the disruption going until the next election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I assume that part of the time at the young people's colleges will be devoted to what is rather grimly called education for citizenship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But even if they are exaggerated by one-half or by one-third, the situation remains grimly serious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It clings on to the land grimly, only releasing a little here or there to balance its finances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Management and men have grimly carried on with absolute efficiency, with absolute loyalty, the day-to-day production in spite of uncertainty and frustration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If so, they must listen to our debates at times sadly and grimly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should sombrely and grimly face that fact if the further safety of nations both large and small is to be assured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are all of us grimly aware of the dangers around us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of grimly These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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