grim
adjective uk/ɡrɪm/ us/ɡrɪm/ grimmer | grimmest
(WITHOUT HOPE)
C2 令人担忧的，令人沮丧的
worrying, without hope
The future looks grim. 未来一片渺茫。
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- I divined from his grim expression that the news was not good.
- Her prospects are grim.
- The doctor's diagnosis was grim.
- The situation in the drought-stricken region is grim.
- Experts have been giving grim predictions for the future of the company.
(SERIOUS)
C2 忧愁的;严肃的
worried and serious or sad
Her face was grim as she told them the bad news. 她满脸愁容地把这个坏消息告诉了他们。
The expression on his face was one of grim determination. 他脸上一副破釜沉舟的神情。
Later Mr Ashby left the court, grim-faced and silent. 后来阿什比先生离开了法庭，表情严肃，一言不发。
(UNPLEASANT)
C2 informal令人不快的，讨厌的；丑陋的
very unpleasant or ugly
a grim-looking block of flats 丑陋不堪的公寓楼
Idiom
hang/hold on like grim deathidiom UK 死死地抓住不放，紧紧抓住不松手;咬牙坚持
to hold on very tightly to something, despite great difficulty
Darren always drives and I sit behind him, hanging on like grim death. 总是达伦来开车，我则坐在他后面，一路壮着胆子硬撑。