ghastly: [14] Despite its similarity in form and sense, ghastly is not related to ghost. It was formed from the Middle English verb gasten ‘terrify’, which may have been a descendant of the Old English verb gǣstan ‘torment’ (source of aghast). The spelling with gh-, based on ghost, was first used by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser, and in due course caught on generally. => aghast
ghastly (adj.)
c. 1300, gastlich, "inspiring fear or terror, hideous, shocking," with -lich (see -ly (2)) + gast (adj.) "afraid, frightened," past participle of gasten "to frighten," from Old English gæstan "to torment, frighten" (see ghost (n.)). Spelling with gh- developed 16c. from confusion with ghost. Middle English also had gastful in the same sense, but this is now obsolete. Sidney and Shakespeare also used ghastly as an adverb. Related: Ghastliness.
ghastly 英文释义
1. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror;
"ghastly wounds"
"the grim aftermath of the bombing"
"the grim task of burying the victims"
"a grisly murder"
"gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"
"macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"
"macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
2. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead;
"a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"
"ghastly shrieks"
"the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"
ghastly 双语例句
1. He was surrounded by people who fed him ghastly lies.
他周围的人都在给他灌输可怕的谎言。
来自柯林斯例句
2. We had a ghastly holiday; it rained all the time.
我们的假日过得十分不愉快, 整天下雨.
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3. When he heard the news, his face took on a ghastly expression.
他听到这个消息, 脸色变得很难看.
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4. It's a ghastly murder I ever heard.
那我听过的是可怕的谋杀.
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5. The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.
后果不堪设想.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
ghastly 实用场景例句
His face was ghastly white.
他的脸色惨白。
牛津词典
I felt ghastly the next day.
我第二天感到身体很不舒服。
牛津词典
This lipstick is a ghastly colour.
这唇膏的颜色令人恶心。
牛津词典
a ghastly crime/murder
可怕的罪行 / 谋杀
牛津词典
The weather was ghastly.
天气糟透了。
牛津词典
It's all been a ghastly mistake.
这是个极其恶劣的错误。
牛津词典
her ghastly husband
她的讨厌的丈夫
牛津词典
...a mother accompanied by her ghastly unruly child...
身边带着一位极难管教的孩子的母亲
柯林斯高阶英语词典
It was the worst week of my life. It was ghastly.
这是我这辈子最倒霉的一周，别提有多烦了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The scene after the battle ghastly.
战争“过后”景象十分恐怖.
期刊摘选
I feel ghastly about it.
我觉得那样很讨厌[很糟糕],我对此很反感.
辞典例句
The ghost in horrible movie usually has a ghastly face.
恐怖电影里的鬼怪通常有一张惨白恐怖的脸.
期刊摘选
Convicts are sent to a dark ghastly dungeon.
犯人被送进了黑森森的地牢.
期刊摘选
When he heard the news, his face took on a ghastly expression.
他听到这个消息, 脸色变得很难看.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
It's a ghastly murder I ever heard.
那我听过的是可怕的谋杀.
《简明英汉词典》
The ghastly sight gave him the shudders.
那恐怖的景象使他感到恐惧.
辞典例句
She seemed to be assisting at a ghastly play in which she was the principal actor.
她好象在看一场恐怖的戏,戏中她自己是主角.
辞典例句
The dinner was ghastly.
晚饭坏透了.
期刊摘选
What a ghastly man!
多讨厌的人!
期刊摘选
Bright reds and yellows gush a ghastly sight from the darkness.
鲜艳的红色黄色忽然涌出,在黑暗里触目惊心.
期刊摘选
The psychiatrist interpreted John's ghastly dream.
精神病学医生解释了约翰那可怕的梦.
辞典例句
Tony made a ghastly mistake.
托尼犯了一个极大的错误.
辞典例句
You look ghastly; are you all right?
你脸色很难看, 是不舒服了 吗 ?
辞典例句
This ghastly noise is screaming through the house.
