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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

grievous ['griːvəs]
  1. 1. adjective [+loss, mistake, blow] 沉痛的
    grievous bodily harm
    [法] 严重的人身伤害

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

grievous [ 'grɪvəs] [ 'grɪːvəs]
  1. 1. adjective 令人悲痛的，使人伤心的，痛苦的，难受的
  2. 2. adjective 表示悲痛（或悲伤、伤心）的
    a grievous cry
    痛哭
  3. 3. adjective 使受苦的，难以忍受的；严重的；剧烈的
    grievous pain
    剧痛
  4. 4. adjective 悲惨的；极恶的，残暴的，（罪恶等）极大的，惨无人道的
    a grievous crime
    大罪

Collins English-English Dictionary

grievous ['griːvəs]
  1. 1. adj very severe or painful
    a grievous injury
  2. 2. adj very serious; heinous
    a grievous sin
  3. 3. adj showing or marked by grief
    a grievous cry
  4. 4. adj causing great pain or suffering
    a grievous attack
See more results for grievous in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

a grievous cry
痛哭 → grievous
grievous pain
剧痛 → grievous
a grievous crime
大罪 → grievous
grievous bodily harm
[法] 严重的人身伤害 → grievous
a grievous injury → grievous
a grievous sin → grievous
a grievous cry → grievous
a grievous attack → grievous
损失惨重
suffer heavy (or grievous) losses → 惨重
噩耗传来，犹如晴天霹雳。
The grievous news came like a bolt from the blue. → 噩耗

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