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ghast·ly AHD[găstʹlē] D.J.[ˈgæstliː]K.K.[ˈgæstli]adj.（形容词）ghast.li.er, ghast.li.est - Inspiring shock, revulsion, or horror by or as if by suggesting death; terrifying:可怕的：联想或好象联想到死亡而引起的震惊、憎恶或恐惧；可怕的，恐怖的：a ghastly murder.一场恐怖的谋杀
- Suggestive of or resembling ghosts.鬼一样的：联想到鬼的，象鬼的
- Extremely unpleasant or bad:极不舒服的或坏透的："in the most abominable passage of his ghastly little book"(Conor Cruise O'Brien)“他那本极差的书里最令人讨厌的章节”(康纳·克鲁斯·奥布赖恩)
- Very serious or great:非常严重或巨大的：a ghastly error.极严重的错误
- Alteration influenced by ghost 受 ghost的影响
- of Middle English gastli 中古英语 gastli
- from gasten [to terrify] * see aghast 源自 gasten [吓唬，威胁，恐吓] * 参见 aghast
ghastʹliness n.（名词）ghastʹly adv.（副词）ghastly, grim, gruesome, grisly, macabre, lurid- These adjectives describe what is shockingly repellent in aspect or appearance.这些形容词描述神色容貌或外表非常令人讨厌的。
- Ghastly applies to what inspires shock or horror because it suggests death: Ghastly 用于因为使人联想到死而激起的恐惧或震惊： ghastly wounds;可怕的伤口；a ghastly pallor;吓人的苍白；a ghastly shriek.恐怖的尖叫。
- Grim refers to what repels because of its stern or fierce aspect or its harsh, relentless nature: Grim 指因为它苛刻的或残忍的样子或它自身恶劣的、残酷的本性： the grim task of burying the victims of the earthquake.埋葬地震受害者的令人恐怖的工作。
- Gruesome andgrisly describe what horrifies or revolts because of its appalling crudity or utter inhumanity: Gruesome 和grisly 描述憎恨或反感， 因为它令人震惊的粗鲁或完全的不仁道： a gruesome murder;一桩可怕的谋杀；gruesome evidence of human sacrifice;人类牺牲的可怕证据；grisly jokes about cadavers and worms;关于尸体和蛆的吓人的玩笑；"the grisly gang who work[Hitler's] wicked will" (Winston S. Churchill).“按 邪恶的愿望行事的一群可恶的歹徒 （温斯顿·S·丘吉尔）
- Macabre suggests the gruesome, often grotesque horror of death and decay: Macabre 指可怕的经常是关于死亡和腐烂的怪诞的恐怖： macabre stories about tortures conceived by a madman.关于由一个疯子构想出来的可怕故事。
- Lurid sometimes refers to what is of a ghastly or unnatural hue suggestive of death: Lurid 有时指可怕的或不正常的让人联想到死的样子： As her illness worsened her skin took on a pallid, greenish, lurid appearance. More often the term describes what shocks because of its terrible and ghastly nature: 疾病使她的皮肤呈现出一种苍白的、绿色的、可怕的样子。 这个词更多用来形容因为本性的可怕和恐惧而令人震惊： lurid crimes. At other times it merely refers to glaring and usually unsavory sensationalism: 耸人听闻的罪行。 该词极少用来指怒目而视的并且通常是令人不快的危言耸听： a lurid, melodramatic, but accurate account of the accident. 关于这事件的一则轰动且耸人听闻但确切的报导
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