grievous

形容词 grievous:

1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
   同义词：dangerous, grave, serious, severe, life-threatening
2. causing or marked by grief or anguish
   同义词：heartbreaking, heartrending
3. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
   同义词：grave, heavy, weighty
4. shockingly brutal or cruel
   同义词：atrocious, flagitious, heinous, monstrous

1. A grievous loss.
   一个使人悲痛的损失
2. In the legal sense the intention to cause grievous bodily harm constitutes murder if the victim dies.
   在法律意义上，如果受害人死亡，造成重伤的意图构成谋杀。
3. She fainted when she heard the grievous news.
   她听到这个噩耗，昏过去了。