gruesome

英 [ˈɡruːsəm]

美 [ˈɡruːsəm]

adj.  令人厌恶的; 恐怖的; 可怕的

最高级：gruesomest　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14357 / COCA.11393

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人厌恶的；恐怖的；可怕的
  very unpleasant and filling you with horror, usually because it is connected with death or injury
  1. a gruesome murder
     骇人听闻的谋杀案
  2. gruesome pictures of dead bodies
     恐怖的死人照片
  3. We spent a week in a gruesome apartment in Miami.
     我们在迈阿密一套糟糕透顶的公寓里住了一星期。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人厌恶的；恐怖的；令人震惊的
  Something that isgruesomeis extremely unpleasant and shocking.
  1. There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
     在首都发生了一连串让人毛骨悚然的谋杀案。

英英释义

adj

• shockingly repellent
  1. ghastly wounds
  2. the grim aftermath of the bombing
  3. the grim task of burying the victims
  4. a grisly murder
  5. gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
  6. macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
  7. macabre tortures conceived by madmen
  Synonym:ghastlygrimgrislymacabresick

双语例句

• There have been reports of more gruesome murders, but there has also been a lot of revenge killing, random violence, and calls for civil war.
  经常有报告指出发现了更多恐怖的谋杀，其中也不泛报复性地杀戮行为，整个城市都在胡乱地使用暴力，内战一触即发。
• Gruesome evidence of human sacrifice;
  人类牺牲的可怕证据；
• This controversial video aimed at stopping students bunking off school is possibly the most gruesome advert ever.
  这个引起争议的视频目的是为了阻止学生们逃学，这可能是史上最恐怖可怕的广告了吧。
• A gruesome setting for the murder.
  那谋杀案令人毛骨悚然的背景。
• One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the gruesome details of Little Red Riding Hood.
  三分之一的父母说，他们的孩子在听到《小红帽》中阴森恐怖的情节后被吓哭了。
• And some of the footage you will see is very gruesome.
  接下来您将会看到一些可怕的镜头。
• David: Did she tell you the gruesome details?
  大卫：她给你说这件事的具体细节了吗？
• It's kind of gruesome but we know there are some things you don't need your brain for.
  这是某种可怕的但是我们知道有些事情你不需要你的大脑去做。
• Are you irritated at the red and gruesome pimples?
  你被红色、可怕的丘疹激怒吗？
• Police faced the gruesome task of looking for the body parts.
  警方面临着寻找尸块的可怕任务。