ghastly

[US]/gɑːs(t)lɪ/
[UK]/ˈɡæstli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 可怕的;驚人的;極壞的
adv. 恐怖地;慘白地
Word Forms
最高級ghastliest

Phrases & Collocations

ghastly sight

可怕的景象

ghastly experience

可怕的經歷

Example Sentences

a gruesome murder.See Synonyms at ghastly

駭人聽聞的謀殺案參見 ghastly

a lurid account of the crime.See Synonyms at ghastly

駭人聽聞的犯罪報道參見 ghastly

she was overcome with horror at the ghastly spectacle.

她被眼前可怕的景象嚇倒了。

a ghastly mix-up of furniture styles.

不同風格傢俱的拙劣混合。

We had a ghastly time at the party.

在舞會上我們玩得很不愉快。

macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle Ages.See Synonyms at ghastly

中世紀戰爭和瘟疫事件令人聯想起死亡和衰敗的恐怖景象參見 ghastly

we had to wear ghastly old-fashioned dresses.

我們得穿上令人討厭的老式服裝。

he always felt ghastly on getting out of bed.

起牀時他總是難受極了。

We had a ghastly time at the Chritmas party.

在這次聖誕節聯歡會上我們玩得很不愉快。

It’s a ghastly murder I ever heard.

那我聽過的是可怕的謀殺。

he'd always have this ghastly image imprinted on his mind.

他心裏總銘刻着那可怕的形象。

We had a ghastly holiday;it rained all the time.

我們的假日過得十分不愉快, 整天下雨。

PS Those photos are ghastly! PPS Can I have your other address?.

附: 那些照片好可怕!又附: 能告訴我你的另一個地址嗎?。

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:

疾病使她的皮膚呈現出一種蒼白的、綠色的、可怕的樣子。 這個詞更多用來形容因爲本性的可怕和恐懼而令人震驚:

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