/grɪm ||; grɪm/adj (
grimmer;grimmest)
1 (used about a person) very serious; not smiling (指人)十分严肃的,无笑容的
2 (used about a situation, news, etc) unpleasant or worrying (指情况、消息等)令人不悦的,令人担忧的: The news is grim, I'm afraid. 这恐怕是个坏消息。
3 (used about a place) unpleasant to look at; not attractive (指地方)丑陋的: a grim block of flats 一座丑陋的公寓
4 (
Brit 英) (
informal 非正式) feeling ill 病了;不舒服:
I was feeling grim yesterday but I managed to get to work. 我昨天不大舒服,可我还是去上班了。 ➔grimly adv