adj. 1.悲痛的,痛苦的。 2.可叹的;痛心的。 3.〔古语〕极恶的。 4.剧烈的,严重的,难忍的。 短语和例子 a grievous crime 罪大恶极。 a grievous cry 痛哭。 a grievous fault 重大过失。 grievous news 噩耗。 grievous pain 剧痛。 adv. -ly
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" 同义词:dangerous, grave, serious, severe, life-threatening,
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" 同义词:atrocious, flagitious, monstrous,
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" 同义词:grave, heavy, weighty,
causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin''s granddaughter" 同义词:heartbreaking, heartrending,
例句与用法
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They felt grievous compassion for her . 他们系念着她的不幸的遭遇。
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This decision was a grievous one . 这是一个使人痛心的决定。
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It would be a grievous waste . 那将是一种令人可悲的浪费。
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When the grievous news came , she was choked with tears . 噩耗传来,她痛哭失声。
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This was a grievous error . 这是个严重的错误。
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It was grievous to think that mr. slope should have so distanced him . 想到斯洛普先生竟然把他这样远远地甩在后面,这是很令人伤心的。
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This would be a profound tragedy, far more grievous than the tragedy of vietnam itself . 这当然会是一个深刻的悲剧,远比越南悲剧本身更加令人发愁。
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Today the grievous pangs of falling wages and rising unemployment afflicted the whole community . 在今天,这个社会却陷于工资猛降,失业增加的悲惨境地。
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It then underwent grievous persecutions and re-emerged to prominence and the coming of the tang dynasty . 后来遭受了残酷迫害,到了唐朝才又重新兴盛起来。
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These stockings were a grievous burden to her-she would much have liked to put them in the fire . 这些袜子真是她的一项苦恼的负担,她真想把这些破烂都给扔进炉火里去。