单词 | gruesome |
释义 | gruesome (gruːsəm ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is gruesome is extremely unpleasant and shocking. There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital. Synonyms: horrific, shocking, terrible, awful gruesomely adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] He has spent periods in prison, where he was gruesomely tortured. ...a gruesomely compelling series of interviews. Collocations: gruesome injury Discussions developed regarding the use of gruesome injury, death or depowerment of friends and acquaintances of heroic comic book characters as a plot device. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many of those rescued showed gruesome injuries. Times, Sunday Times While looking around, the teams discover three bodies with the same gruesome injuries, wrapped in plastic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A decision was made by his team that night to release a gruesome photo showing that this was no ordinary blister. Times, Sunday Times Helpfully, he posted another slightly less gruesome photo of the wound once it had been stitched back together, a considerable work of embroidery. Times,Sunday Times Yesterday she also found time to re-tweet a more gruesome photo - of a tattoo featuring the band's logo. The Sun It was a gruesome sight to our eyes. Times, Sunday Times It was a gruesome sight. Times, Sunday Times This gruesome sight destroys the protagonist's sanity, and the game ends. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Have seen many gruesome sights in positions and villages after we had captured them. Times, Sunday Times He has seen most of the gruesome sights an officer can see. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I don't know if that had come over the years because ... it was a gruesome story you grew up with. Times, Sunday Times In primary school there'd been jokes and gruesome stories about him. Times, Sunday Times It was as if she had come to realise that it was not in her interest to retell these gruesome stories. Times, Sunday Times These gruesome stories are a reminder that the firefighter chooses a profession where he or she has to do something that runs contrary to every human instinct. Times, Sunday Times Everyone has heard too many gruesome stories to care. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a gruesome tale rather than a heartwarming one, but gripping nonetheless. Times, Sunday Times The gruesome tale continues with the body count going up in the concluding part of this story. The Sun The third member of the small mission escaped to relate the gruesome tale. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Learn about witches and monsters in the forest, collect autumn leaves and twigs for making scary pictures and posters, and listen to gruesome tales. Times, Sunday Times It only closed in 1991 and has plenty of gruesome tales to tell. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 可憎的 Japanese: ぞっとする |
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