1·They painted a grim picture of growing crime.
他们描绘了一个犯罪增长的严酷局面。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·In this grim little episode of recent American history, few people come out well.
在这一小段严酷的美国近代历史中,没几人结果很好。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Straighten out these distortions and the picture is grim.
澄清这些扭曲和图片是严酷的。
4·The events of any isolated year can be made to seem exceptionally grim, but one has to peer hard to find elevating moments in 1980.
以往任何一年所发生的事件似乎都让人觉得异常严酷,但是1980年,你居然很难看到让人振奋的时刻。
5·Quipped science writer Ian O'Neill on his astronomy blog Astroengine, "Life is grim on the galactic rim."
科普作家伊恩·奥尼尔在自己的天文博客Astroengine中一语双关地写道:“在银河系边缘,生活是严酷的。”