grim
US /ɡrɪm/
UK /ɡrɪm/
1.
嚴峻的, 陰森的, 令人沮喪的
unpleasant or depressing to contemplate
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The future looks grim for the struggling company.
這家苦苦掙扎的公司的前景看起來很嚴峻。
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The news from the front lines was grim.
前線的消息很嚴峻。
2.
嚴峻的, 冷酷的, 陰森的
forbidding or uninviting in appearance
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The old castle stood with a grim and imposing presence.
那座古老的城堡以其嚴峻而宏偉的存在矗立著。
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His face was grim as he delivered the bad news.
他宣布壞消息時，臉色很嚴峻。