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ADJ-GRADED
嚴峻的；令人不快的；讓人沮喪的；令人難以接受的
A situation or piece of information that is grim is unpleasant, depress ing, and difficult to accept.
例句
They painted a grim picture of growing crime...
他們描繪了犯罪率上升的嚴峻情形。
There was further grim economic news yesterday...
昨天又傳來更多令人沮喪的經濟消息。
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ADJ-GRADED
（地方）無吸引力的，陰森的，凄涼的
A place that is grim is unattractive and depressing in appearance.
例句
The city might be grim at first, but there is a vibrancy and excitement.
這座城市最初可能并不吸引人，但是它有一種生機和活力。
...the tower blocks on the city's grim edges.
矗立在荒涼的城市邊緣的一幢幢塔樓
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ADJ-GRADED
嚴肅的；堅定的；沉重的
If a person or their behaviour is grim, they are very serious, usually because they are worried about something.
例句
She was a grim woman with a turned-down mouth...
她是個沉默寡言、令人畏懼的女人。
Her expression was grim and unpleasant.
她表情嚴肅，看上去很不開心。
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ADJ-GRADED
糟糕的；討厭的；丑陋的；令人沮喪的
If you say that something is grim, you think that it is very bad, ugly, or depressing.
例句
Things were pretty grim for a time.
事情一度糟糕透了。