音标:['gri:vәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 痛苦的, 严重的, 充满悲伤的
[法] 极大的, 严重的, 惨无人道的
s. causing or marked by grief or anguish

考试类型:[GRE]
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grievous的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind.摆在我们面前的,是一场极为痛苦的严峻考验。
  2. 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。
  3. She has made a grievous mistake.她犯了一个极严重的错误。
  4. Maybe public pressure can force the Florida authorities to right a grievous wrong.也许公众的压力可以迫使佛罗里达当局纠正这个严重的错误。

词汇搭配

  • grievous bodily harm重伤
  • grievous fault严重过失
  • grievous bodily injury重伤

经典引文

  • The High Commission..the most grievous of the many grievances under which the nation laboured.

    出自:Ld Macaulay
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【反义词】

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