grievous

adj.

1. 极严重的；使人痛苦的；令人伤心的
   very serious and often causing great pain or suffering
   1. He had been the victim of a grievous injustice.
      他曾遭受极不公正的待遇。

1. ADJ-GRADED 极其严重的；令人担忧的
   If you describe something such as a loss as grievous, you mean that it is extremely serious or worrying in its effects.
   1. Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries...
      失去它们将会是对我们工程行业的一个沉重打击。
   2. Mr Morris said the victims had suffered from a very grievous mistake.
      莫里斯先生说遇难者因为一个极其严重的失误而遭遇不幸。
2. ADJ-GRADED 剧烈的；极痛苦的；疼痛难耐的
   A grievous injury to your body is one that causes you great pain and suffering.
   1. He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
      尽管身受重伤，他还是活下来了。

1. Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries
   失去它们将会是对我们工程行业的一个沉重打击。
2. Mr Morris said the victims had suffered from a very grievous mistake.
   莫里斯先生说遇难者因为一个极其严重的失误而遭遇不幸。
3. He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
   尽管身受重伤，他还是活下来了。
4. They were both found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm.
   他们两人都被判造成他人严重人身伤害的罪名成立。
5. When the grievous news came, she was choked with tears.
   噩耗传来，她痛哭失声。
6. The grievous news came like a bolt from the blue.
   噩耗传来，犹如晴天霹雳。
7. This is a method to restrain excessive anger by making use of grievous factors.
   这是一种利用使人悲伤的事物抑制过度愤怒的方法。
8. Fecklessness may be a grievous fault, but grievously have the Greeks answered it.
   无能也许是一个严重的过错，但希腊人已经做出了惨烈的应对。
9. It is a grievous affair to my poor girls, you must confess.
   你得承认，这对于我可怜的女儿们真是件不幸的事。
10. The market is a ruthless place where people sustain grievous injuries.
    市场是个无情的地方，在这里人们要忍受严重的伤害。
11. Shia and Sunni Muslims now face a common, grievous enemy.
    什叶派和逊尼派穆斯林眼下面对一个共同的可怕敌人。
12. The destruction of the antiques was a grievous loss.
    这些古物的毁灭是一个令人悲痛的损失。
13. Persecuting quake victims and their relatives adds cruel insult to already grievous injury.
    迫害地震的受害者和他们的亲属只会在他们深深的伤口上再撒上一把盐。
14. I take it General Grievous has been destroyed then.
    我听说格里弗斯将军已经被消灭了。
15. But the court found them guilty of crimes ranging from grievous bodily harm to kidnapping.
    但是法庭发现他们犯有人身伤害和绑架罪。
16. M: To take appearance for reality is a grievous sin and the cause of all calamities.
    将现象当成实相是一种严重的错失以及一切灾难的原因。
17. But General Grievous has escaped once again.
    但格里弗斯将军再次逃跑了。
18. The laws of the realm may punish Christian men with death for heinous and grievous offences.
    法律的惩罚境界可能与基督教男子死亡和严重的滔天罪行。
19. They were each sentenced to one year's imprisonment for incitement to commit grievous bodily harm.
    他们因煽动严重的人身伤害而各被判入狱1年。
20. They are running out of food and are in grievous danger of starvation.
    他们食物吃完了，面临饥饿的严重危胁。
21. In the legal sense the intention to cause grievous bodily harm constitutes murder if the victim dies.
    在法律意义上，如果受害人死亡，造成重伤的意图构成谋杀。
22. He had been the victim of a grievous injustice.
    他曾遭受极不公正的待遇。
23. 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。
24. His death has caused a grievous loss not only to your family but to all of us.
    他的逝世不仅对你的家庭是一个损失，对我们大家都是个损失。
25. He has engaged general grievous.
    他已和格菲将军交战了。
26. But she denied intending to infect anyone, as she stood trial for grievous bodily harm.
    她因被控对他人进行严重的人身伤害而受审，但否认故意传染艾滋病病毒。
27. This would be a profound tragedy, far more grievous than the tragedy of Vietnam itself.
    这当然会是一个深刻的悲剧，远比越南悲剧本身更加令人发愁。
28. That danger dissolved, the next necessity became the grievous thing.
    这种危险已经消失，但下一个需要却成了令人头疼的事。
29. Kenobi managed to kill grievous, and abscond with his starfighter.
    克诺比试图击毙了格里沃斯，并拿他的战斗机逃跑了。

adj

1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
   1. a dangerous operation
   2. a grave situation
   3. a grave illness
   4. grievous bodily harm
   5. a serious wound
   6. a serious turn of events
   7. a severe case of pneumonia
   8. a life-threatening disease

   Synonym:    dangerousgraveseriousseverelife-threatening

2. shockingly brutal or cruel
   1. murder is an atrocious crime
   2. a grievous offense against morality
   3. a grievous crime
   4. no excess was too monstrous for them to commit

   Synonym:    atrociousflagitiousmonstrous

3. of great gravity or crucial import
   1. grave responsibilities
   2. faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
   3. a grievous fault
   4. heavy matters of state
   5. the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference

   Synonym:    graveheavyweighty

4. causing or marked by grief or anguish
   1. a grievous loss
   2. a grievous cry
   3. her sigh was heartbreaking
   4. the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter

   Synonym:    heartbreakingheartrending