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grim

UK/grim/US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

adj.

Stern, forbidding, and unrelenting; gloomy or sinister in appearance

冷酷的,严峻的;阴森可怕的

Root Breakdown

Native English
grimother
=grim

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The grim reality of poverty affected millions of people worldwide.

  • 2.

    She wore a grim expression after hearing the disappointing news.

  • 3.

    The warrior's grim determination never wavered despite overwhelming odds.

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