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ghastlyBrE /ˈɡɑːstli/NAmE /ˈɡæstli/ adjective (ghast·lier, ghast·li·est) (of an event 事情) very frightening and unpleasant, because it involves pain, death, etc. (与疼痛、死亡等相关而)恐怖的,可怕的,令人毛骨悚然的 SYN horrible ◆a ghastly crime/murder 可怕的罪行/谋杀(informal) (of an experience or a situation 经历或形势) very bad; unpleasant 糟透的;令人不快的 SYN terrible ◆The weather was ghastly. 天气糟透了。◆It's all been a ghastly mistake. 这是个极其恶劣的错误。(informal) (of a person or thing 人或物) that you find unpleasant and dislike very much 令人恶心的;令人反感的;讨厌的 SYN horrible ◆her ghastly husband 她那讨厌的丈夫◆This lipstick is a ghastly colour. 这唇膏的颜色令人恶心。 [not usually before noun] ill/sick or upset 有病;不适;苦恼 SYN terrible ◆I felt ghastly the next day. 我第二天感到身体很不舒服。(literary) very pale in appearance, like a dead person 死人般苍白的◆His face was ghastly white. 他的脸色惨白。 |