gruesome

• adj. 可怕的；阴森的

词源同grisly, 可怕的。-some, 形容词后缀，来自some.

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"

gruesome

gruesome: [16] The novels of Sir Walter Scott had an enormous influence in introducing Scotticisms into the general English language, and gruesome is a case in point. It was apparently coined in the 16th century from an earlier verb grue ‘be terrified’, which was probably of Scandinavian origin. For over 200 years it remained restricted in distribution to Scotland and northern England, but Scott started using it (‘He’s as grave and grewsome an auld Dutchman as e’er I saw’, Old Mortality 1816), immediately ensuring it an entrée into homes all over Britain thanks to Scott’s huge readership. It has never looked back.

gruesome (adj.)

1560s, with -some (1) + grue, from Middle English gruen "feel horror, shudder" (c. 1300); not recorded in Old English or Norse, possibly from Middle Dutch gruwen or Middle Low German gruwen "shudder with fear" (compare German grausam "cruel"), or from a Scandinavian source (such as Danish grusom "cruel," grue "to dread," though others hold that these are Low German loan-words). One of the many Scottish words popularized in England by Scott's novels. Related: Gruesomely; gruesomeness.

a gruesome murder

骇人听闻的谋杀案

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gruesome pictures of dead bodies

恐怖的死人照片

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(humorous)We spent a week in a gruesome apartment in Miami.

我们在迈阿密一套糟糕透顶的公寓里住了一星期。

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There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.

在首都发生了一连串让人毛骨悚然的谋杀案。

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The car accident created a gruesome sight.

车祸造成了极为可怕的(怵目惊心的)画面.

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He witnessed the gruesome final moments of Lieutenant Adnan whose body was never recovered.

他目睹了日军残害阿南中尉可怕的一幕;阿南的尸体也无法寻获.

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Some kicked the corpse . Others butted it . It was an incredible , gruesome scene.

一些还踢他的尸体,还有就直撞上去.

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One night while reading a gruesome tale.

一天晚上当他在读一本令人害怕的书的时候.

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That gruesome story was enough to turn one's blood cold.

那个可怕的故事足以使人毛骨悚然.

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The gruesome German game is up.

那个可怕的德国花招被揭穿了.

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A gruesome crime in suburban Baltimore.

巴尔的摩郊区发生一起可怕的犯罪案件.

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The injured man, with blood all over his face, was a gruesome sight.

受伤的人满脸是血, 十分可怕.

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The name evokes a shadowy terror laced with whispered details too gruesome to be believed.

这个地名引起了一种模糊的恐怖,还令人想起一些阴森可怕、难以置信的小道新闻.

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They're quite, quite gruesome.

他们是非常 、 非常令人厌恶的.

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You shall die a most painful, gruesome death.

你将拥有一个最为痛苦, 凄惨的死亡!

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May we ask you about the gruesome murders out at the clutter home?

我们能问问关于发生在克拉特家的可怕的谋杀案 么 ?

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Last night I met a wild and lurid , gruesome and grisly bandit.

昨晚我遇到了一个野蛮而可怕, 可憎而令人毛骨悚然的强盗.

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What lies behind the gruesome death of a manager at Tonghua Iron and Steel?

通化钢铁一负责人恐怖死亡的背后到底是什么?

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Gruesome murders have become a daily occurrence and terror haunts the streets night.

可怕的凶杀案件每天都在发生,恐怖的气息每晚都在街道上蔓延.

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Are you irritated at the red and gruesome pimples?

你被红色、可怕的丘疹激怒 吗 ?

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Please spare me the gruesome details.

请别给我讲那些可怕的细节.

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A Chechen Mujahedeen Terrorist video taped the gruesome execution of 6 Russian soldiers.

阿圣战者车臣恐怖分子拍摄的6名俄罗斯士兵可怕执行.

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Death is a gruesome and terrible Arcanum.

死亡是一个恐怖而令人毛骨悚然的奥秘.

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Now let's move to the gruesome.

现在让我们来看一下那些可憎的企业.

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After the slaughter, the battlefield was a gruesome sight.

经过这场厮杀, 战场上一派触目惊心的惨状.

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After the slaughter, the battlefield a gruesome sight.

经过这场斯杀, 战场上一派触目惊心的惨状.

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A slaughtered elephant is a gruesome sight.

被杀死的象是一副恐怖的景象.

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The gruesome sight sent a shiver down my spine.

那可怕情景使我的背脊发凉.

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