grievous是什么意思
2024-01-12 14:59:16
grievous
adj. 痛苦的；严重的；充满悲伤的
副词：grievously 名词：grievousness
近义词：severe，terrible，awful，deplorable，sorrowful，outrageous，wretched，contemptible，painful，frightful，tragic，disastrous，funereal，alarming，sad，afflictive，grave，dangerous，serious，significant，critical，mortal，dreadful，shameful，atrocious，heavy，heartrending，heartbreaking，life-threatening，monstrous，flagitious，weighty，venial，
英英释义
Adjective
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;
"a dangerous operation" "a grave situation" "a grave illness" "grievous bodily harm" "a serious wound" "a serious turn of events" "a severe case of pneumonia" "a life-threatening disease"
- causing or marked by grief or anguish;
"a grievous loss" "a grievous cry" "her sigh was heartbreaking" "the heartrending words of Rabins granddaughter"
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought;
"grave responsibilities" "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis" "a grievous fault" "heavy matters of state" "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
- shockingly brutal or cruel;
"murder is an atrocious crime" "a grievous offense against morality" "a grievous crime" "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- 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。
- 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。
- She has made a grievous mistake.她犯了一个极严重的错误。
- 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。