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grievous
[英] [ˈgri:vəs] [美] [ˈɡrivəs] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 极其严重的；令人担忧的 If you describe something such as a loss as grievous, you mean that it is extremely serious or worrying in its effects. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

grievously

  • Birds, sea-life and the coastline all suffered grievously.

    鸟类、海洋生物及沿海生物均受到严重影响。

2. ADJ-GRADED 剧烈的；极痛苦的；疼痛难耐的 A grievous injury to your body is one that causes you great pain and suffering. 

  • He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.

    尽管身受重伤，他还是活下来了。

grievously

  • Nelson Piquet, three times world champion, was grievously injured.

    三度获得世界冠军的尼尔森·皮奎特受了重伤。

Adjective

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"
1. He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm.
他被控蓄意严重伤害他人身体。

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2. Her death was a grievous shock.
她的死令人极为震惊。

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3. There was once a grievous famine in the land.
该国曾经发生过一次大饥荒。

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4. Wasting food when people are starving is a grievous wrong.
在别人挨饿时浪费食物是一种严重的罪恶。

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5. When the grievous news came, she was choked with tears.
噩耗传来，她痛哭失声。

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