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

• That danger dissolved, the next necessity became the grievous thing.
  这种危险已经消失，但下一个需要却成了令人头疼的事。
• 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。
• I take it General Grievous has been destroyed then.
  我听说格里弗斯将军已经被消灭了。
• When the grievous news came, she was choked with tears.
  噩耗传来，她痛哭失声。
• He has engaged general grievous.
  他已和格菲将军交战了。
• This would be a profound tragedy, far more grievous than the tragedy of Vietnam itself.
  这当然会是一个深刻的悲剧，远比越南悲剧本身更加令人发愁。
• He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
  尽管身受重伤，他还是活下来了。
• The destruction of the antiques was a grievous loss.
  这些古物的毁灭是一个令人悲痛的损失。
• It is a grievous affair to my poor girls, you must confess.
  你得承认，这对于我可怜的女儿们真是件不幸的事。
• 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。