ghastly
英 [gɑːs(t)lɪ]
美[ˈɡæstli]
- adj. 可怕的；惨白的；惊人的；极坏的
- adv. 恐怖地；惨白地
中文词源
ghastly 可怕的
来自ghose, 鬼。
英英释意
- 1. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror;
- "ghastly wounds"
- "the grim aftermath of the bombing"
- "the grim task of burying the victims"
- "a grisly murder"
- "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"
- "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"
- "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
- 2. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead;
- "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"
- "ghastly shrieks"
- "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"
英文词源
- ghastly
- ghastly: [14] Despite its similarity in form and sense, ghastly is not related to ghost. It was formed from the Middle English verb gasten ‘terrify’, which may have been a descendant of the Old English verb gǣstan ‘torment’ (source of aghast). The spelling with gh-, based on ghost, was first used by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser, and in due course caught on generally.
=> aghast - ghastly (adj.)
- c. 1300, gastlich, "inspiring fear or terror, hideous, shocking," with -lich (see -ly (2)) + gast (adj.) "afraid, frightened," past participle of gasten "to frighten," from Old English gæstan "to torment, frighten" (see ghost (n.)). Spelling with gh- developed 16c. from confusion with ghost. Middle English also had gastful in the same sense, but this is now obsolete. Sidney and Shakespeare also used ghastly as an adverb. Related: Ghastliness.
实用场景例句
- His face was ghastly white.
- 他的脸色惨白。
牛津词典
- I felt ghastly the next day.
- 我第二天感到身体很不舒服。
牛津词典
- This lipstick is a ghastly colour.
- 这唇膏的颜色令人恶心。
牛津词典
- a ghastly crime/murder
- 可怕的罪行 / 谋杀
牛津词典
- The weather was ghastly.
- 天气糟透了。
牛津词典
- It's all been a ghastly mistake.
- 这是个极其恶劣的错误。
牛津词典
- her ghastly husband
- 她的讨厌的丈夫
牛津词典
- ...a mother accompanied by her ghastly unruly child...
- 身边带着一位极难管教的孩子的母亲
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It was the worst week of my life. It was ghastly.
- 这是我这辈子最倒霉的一周，别提有多烦了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The scene after the battle ghastly.
- 战争“过后”景象十分恐怖.
期刊摘选
- I feel ghastly about it.
- 我觉得那样很讨厌[很糟糕],我对此很反感.
辞典例句
- The ghost in horrible movie usually has a ghastly face.
- 恐怖电影里的鬼怪通常有一张惨白恐怖的脸.
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- Convicts are sent to a dark ghastly dungeon.
- 犯人被送进了黑森森的地牢.
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- When he heard the news, his face took on a ghastly expression.
- 他听到这个消息, 脸色变得很难看.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It's a ghastly murder I ever heard.
- 那我听过的是可怕的谋杀.
《简明英汉词典》
- The ghastly sight gave him the shudders.
- 那恐怖的景象使他感到恐惧.
辞典例句
- She seemed to be assisting at a ghastly play in which she was the principal actor.
- 她好象在看一场恐怖的戏,戏中她自己是主角.
辞典例句
- The dinner was ghastly.
- 晚饭坏透了.
期刊摘选
- What a ghastly man!
- 多讨厌的人!
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- Bright reds and yellows gush a ghastly sight from the darkness.
- 鲜艳的红色黄色忽然涌出,在黑暗里触目惊心.
期刊摘选
- The psychiatrist interpreted John's ghastly dream.
- 精神病学医生解释了约翰那可怕的梦.
辞典例句
- Tony made a ghastly mistake.
- 托尼犯了一个极大的错误.
辞典例句
- You look ghastly; are you all right?
- 你脸色很难看, 是不舒服了 吗 ?
辞典例句
- This ghastly noise is screaming through the house.
- 可怕的声音呼啸地穿过这座房子.
期刊摘选
- There was a ghastly smile on his face.
- 他脸上露出一丝惨笑.
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