ghastly

英['ɡɑːstli] 美['ɡæstli]
  • adj. 可怕的；恐怖的；惨白的；不适的；糟透的；令人不快的
  • adv. 可怖地；惨白地
ghastlier ghastliest ghastliness
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星级词汇:
  • gharial n.[动]大鳄鱼(指印度鳄或马来鳄)

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror;

    "ghastly wounds"
    "the grim aftermath of the bombing"
    "the grim task of burying the victims"
    "a grisly murder"
    "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"
    "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"
    "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

  2. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead;

    "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"
    "ghastly shrieks"
    "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"

双语例句

1. He was surrounded by people who fed him ghastly lies.
他周围的人都在给他灌输可怕的谎言。

来自柯林斯例句

2. We had a ghastly holiday; it rained all the time.
我们的假日过得十分不愉快, 整天下雨.

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3. When he heard the news, his face took on a ghastly expression.
他听到这个消息, 脸色变得很难看.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. It's a ghastly murder I ever heard.
那我听过的是可怕的谋杀.

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5. The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.
后果不堪设想.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. What a ghastly place that house is!
      那座房子是个多么可怕的地方啊！
    2. The ghastly sight gave him the shudders.
      那恐怖的景象使他感到恐惧。
    3. She woke up in the middle of a ghastly nightmare.
      她从恐怖的噩梦中惊醒。
    4. The sick woman's face was ghastly.
      那女病人面色苍白。
    5. I feel ghastly; I shouldn't have drunk so much!
      我觉得很不舒服, 我不该喝那么多!
    6. Windfall taxes are a ghastly idea.
      意外收入税这个主意糟透了。
    7. We had a ghastly time at the Chritmas party.
      在这次圣诞节联欢会上我们玩得很不愉快。
    用作副词 (adv.)
    1. A ghastly bluish light smoldered along its edge.
      它的边缘，有一道带着蓝色的苍白的光，非常阴暗。
    2. Caderousse looked full at Fernand--he was ghastly pale.
      卡德鲁斯凝视着弗尔南多，弗尔南多的脸色白的象一张纸。

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