grim

【发音】
美 /ɡrɪm/ 英 /grɪm/
【翻译】
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adj. 讨厌的, 糟糕的; 严厉的; 冷酷的, 无情的
英释:looking or sounding very serious
【记忆】
g + rim(边框) → 给出条条框框来约束 → 严厉的
【短语】
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grim reaper : 狰狞持镰收割者(指死神)
【例句】
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‘I’ll survive,’ he said with a grim smile.
“我死不了。”他阴笑着说。
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The child hung on to her arm with grim determination .
那孩子死死抓住她的胳膊。
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The police officers were silent and grim-faced.
警察默不作声,神情严肃。
【真题例句】
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(2015.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...But Washington would do well to take a deep breath before reacting to the grim numbers...
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(2015.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Doctors can face some grim trade-offs...
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(2012.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...The grim economy seems to make the participants keener than ever to think 'out of the box' in the way poetry encourages...
【同、近义词】
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adj.冷酷的;糟糕的;残忍的
frozen/cruel/
【同根词】
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adv
grimly : 可怕地;冷酷地;严格地