grievous

英 [ˈɡriːvəs]

美 [ˈɡriːvəs]

adj.  极严重的; 使人痛苦的; 令人伤心的

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.12230 / COCA.20105

牛津词典

adj.

• 极严重的；使人痛苦的；令人伤心的
  very serious and often causing great pain or suffering
  1. He had been the victim of a grievous injustice.
     他曾遭受极不公正的待遇。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 极其严重的；令人担忧的
  If you describe something such as a loss asgrievous, you mean that it is extremely serious or worrying in its effects.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 剧烈的；极痛苦的；疼痛难耐的
  Agrievousinjury to your body is one that causes you great pain and suffering.
  1. He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
     尽管身受重伤，他还是活下来了。

英英释义

adj

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
  1. a dangerous operation
  2. a grave situation
  3. a grave illness
  4. grievous bodily harm
  5. a serious wound
  6. a serious turn of events
  7. a severe case of pneumonia
  8. a life-threatening disease
  Synonym:dangerousgraveseriousseverelife-threatening
• shockingly brutal or cruel
  1. murder is an atrocious crime
  2. a grievous offense against morality
  3. a grievous crime
  4. no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
  Synonym:atrociousflagitiousmonstrous
• of great gravity or crucial import
  1. grave responsibilities
  2. faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
  3. a grievous fault
  4. heavy matters of state
  5. the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
  Synonym:graveheavyweighty
• causing or marked by grief or anguish
  1. a grievous loss
  2. a grievous cry
  3. her sigh was heartbreaking
  4. the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
  Synonym:heartbreakingheartrending

双语例句

• They are running out of food and are in grievous danger of starvation.
  他们食物吃完了，面临饥饿的严重危胁。
• 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。
• The market is a ruthless place where people sustain grievous injuries.
  市场是个无情的地方，在这里人们要忍受严重的伤害。
• His death has caused a grievous loss not only to your family but to all of us.
  他的逝世不仅对你的家庭是一个损失，对我们大家都是个损失。
• He has engaged general grievous.
  他已和格菲将军交战了。
• I take it General Grievous has been destroyed then.
  我听说格里弗斯将军已经被消灭了。
• M: To take appearance for reality is a grievous sin and the cause of all calamities.
  将现象当成实相是一种严重的错失以及一切灾难的原因。
• Persecuting quake victims and their relatives adds cruel insult to already grievous injury.
  迫害地震的受害者和他们的亲属只会在他们深深的伤口上再撒上一把盐。
• THE opposition in Zimbabwe suffered another grievous blow this week.
  津巴布韦的反对派本周受到了痛苦的打击。
• He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
  尽管身受重伤，他还是活下来了。