grievous
英 [ˈgri:vəs] 美 [ˈɡrivəs]

adj.

令人伤心或痛苦的；（指坏事）剧烈的，严重的；悲哀；

英英释义

grievous[ 'ɡri:vəs ]

• adj.
  • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

    "grievous bodily harm"

    同义词：dangerousgraveseriousseverelife-threatening

  • causing or marked by grief or anguish

    "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"

    同义词：heartbreakingheartrending

  • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

    "a grievous fault"

    同义词：graveheavyweighty

  • shockingly brutal or cruel

    "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"

    同义词：atrociousflagitiousheinousmonstrous

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind.
   摆在我们面前的，是一场极为痛苦的严峻考验。
2. THE opposition in Zimbabwe suffered another grievous blow this week.
   津巴布韦的反对派本周受到了痛苦的打击。
3. She has made a grievous mistake.
   她犯了一个极严重的错误。
4. Maybe public pressure can force the Florida authorities to right a grievous wrong.
   也许公众的压力可以迫使佛罗里达当局纠正这个严重的错误。

权威例句

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