ghastly
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
causing horror or fear 可怕的; 恐怖的
a ghastly accident, experience, fright, murder 可怕的事故、 经历、 惊吓、 谋杀.
2 (infml 口) very bad; distasteful 极坏的; 糟透的; 令人反感的
a ghastly error, mess, mistake, etc 极大的过失、 混乱、 错误等
Her hairdo and make-up look positively ghastly! 她的发型和脂粉看上去真令人恶心!
What a ghastly man! 多讨厌的人!
3 [usu pred 通常作表语]
ill; upset 有病; 不适; 苦恼
I feel ghastly; I shouldn't have drunk so much! 我觉得很不舒服, 我不该喝那麽多!
I felt ghastly about refusing, but I had no alternative. 我觉得要加以拒绝很不是滋味, 但我别无他途.
4 (fml 文) very pale and death-like in appearance 苍白的; 死一般的
You look ghastly; are you all right? 你脸色很难看, 是不舒服了吗?
She had a ghastly pallor. 她脸色苍白难看.
His face was a ghastly white. 他脸色苍白.
sacrifices have to be made by one partner from time to time.
总要有一方必须不时做些牺牲。
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
害怕问者耻于学。
notes there are now work-stations that enable engineers to design, test and produce chips right on their desks, much the way an editor creates a newsletter on a Macintosh.