grimly
adverb uk/ˈɡrɪm.li/ us/ˈɡrɪm.li/
(WITHOUT HOPE)
绝望地;失去希望地
in a way that is without hope
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。
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- He is grimly realistic about the parks' finances.
- A Californian grimly observed, "There's no such thing as truth anymore."
(SERIOUSLY)
忧虑地，严厉地，忧伤地
in a worried, serious, or sad way
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。
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- 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.
(UNPLEASANTLY)
冷酷的;令人难以接受的
in an ugly or unpleasant way
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
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- 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.