英汉词典

1. 严峻的；令人不快的；让人沮丧的；令人难以接受的
    A situation or piece of information that is grim is unpleasant, depress ing, and difficult to accept.

    e.g. They painted a grim picture of growing crime...
           他们描绘了犯罪率上升的严峻情形。
    e.g. There was further grim economic news yesterday...
           昨天又传来更多令人沮丧的经济消息。