grievous
英 ['griːvəs]
美['ɡrivəs]
- adj. 痛苦的;剧烈的
英英释意
- 1. 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"
- 2. causing or marked by grief or anguish;
- "a grievous loss"
- "a grievous cry"
- "her sigh was heartbreaking"
- "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"
- 3. 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"
- 4. 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"
双语例句
- 1. Mr Morris said the victims had suffered from a very grievous mistake.
- 莫里斯先生说遇难者因为一个极其严重的失误而遭遇不幸。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries.
- 失去它们将会是对我们工程行业的一个沉重打击。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They were both found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm.
- 他们两人都被判造成他人严重人身伤害的罪名成立。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He had been the victim of a grievous injustice.
- 他曾遭受极不公正的待遇。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm.
- 他被控蓄意严重伤害他人身体.
来自《简明英汉词典》