| 单词 | ghastly |
| 释义 | ghast·ly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/ ●○○ adjective 1 BADvery bad or unpleasant 糟透的；讨厌的 SYN horrible a ghastly little hotel 一家很蹩脚的小旅馆 The whole thing was a ghastly mistake. 整件事情是个很糟糕的错误。 The weather was ghastly. 天气糟透了。► see thesaurus at bad2 SHOCKmaking you very frightened, upset, or shocked 可怕的；使人烦恼的；令人震惊的 a ghastly accident 可怕的事故3 look/feel ghastly ILLSAD/UNHAPPYto look or feel ill, upset, or unhappy 看上去/感觉有病[烦恼，不高兴] Are you all right? You look ghastly! 你没事吧？脸色这么差！ —ghastliness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusghastly• She felt ghastly afterwards.• It was ghastly, and a ghastly day for golf.• But in the disclaimer his children need above all to be protected from the ghastly consequences of their own actions.• Suddenly, Holmes rose from his chair and emitted a ghastly cry.• He was scared stiff, thought a ghastly mistake had been made.• a ghastly mistake• Well-meant though it was, the gesture was terrible, creating a ghastly parody of femininity.• They keep showing ghastly pictures of the accident on TV.• There was a ghastly self-fulfilling prophecy about such sessions.• We have been through a ghastly situation, and I hope that some good can come of it.Origin ghastly (1300-1400) gast “to frighten” ((11-17 centuries))ghast·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable bad very Corpus unpleasant or |
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