ghastly
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ghast·ly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/ ●○○ adjective 1 BADvery bad or unpleasant 糟透的；讨厌的 SYN horrible a ghastly little hotel 一家很蹩脚的小旅馆 The whole thing was a ghastly mistake. 整件事情是个很糟糕的错误。 The weather was ghastly. 天气糟透了。► see thesaurus at bad2 SHOCKmaking you very frightened, upset, or shocked 可怕的；使人烦恼的；令人震惊的 a ghastly accident 可怕的事故3 look/feel ghastly ILLSAD/UNHAPPYto look or feel ill, upset, or unhappy 看上去/感觉有病[烦恼，不高兴] Are you all right? You look ghastly! 你没事吧？脸色这么差！ —ghastliness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
ghastly• She felt ghastly afterwards.• It was ghastly, and a ghastly day for golf.• But in the disclaimer his children need above all to be protected from the ghastly consequences of their own actions.• Suddenly, Holmes rose from his chair and emitted a ghastly cry.• He was scared stiff, thought a ghastly mistake had been made.• a ghastly mistake• Well-meant though it was, the gesture was terrible, creating a ghastly parody of femininity.• They keep showing ghastly pictures of the accident on TV.• There was a ghastly self-fulfilling prophecy about such sessions.• We have been through a ghastly situation, and I hope that some good can come of it.Origin ghastly (1300-1400) gast “to frighten” ((11-17 centuries))ghast·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable
bad very Corpus unpleasant or
ghastly
ghast‧ly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/
adjective
SYN horrible:
a ghastly little hotel
The whole thing was a ghastly mistake.
The weather was ghastly.
2. making you very frightened, upset, or shocked:
a ghastly accident
3. look/feel ghastly to look or feel ill, upset, or unhappy:
Are you all right? You look ghastly!
—ghastliness noun [uncountable]
■ very bad
▪awful/terrible/dreadful especially British English very bad: The movie was awful. | Her house is in a terrible state. | a dreadful crime
▪horrible very bad, especially in a way that shocks or upsets you: He describes prison as ‘a horrible place’. | It was a horrible exprerience.
▪disgusting smelling or tasting very bad: The food was disgusting. | The fish smelled disgusting.
▪lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ informal very bad or disappointing: The weather has been lousy all week. | I’m fed up with this lousy job.
▪ghastly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/ British English informal very bad: I’ve had a ghastly day. | a ghastly mistake
▪severe severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad and serious: The country faces severe economic problems. | severe delays | He suffered severe head injuries in a car crash.
▪atrocious/appalling/horrendous extremely bad in a way that is shocking: Her behaviour has been absolutely atrocious. | The country has an appalling human rights record.
▪abysmal /əˈbɪzməl/ very bad and of a very low standard: The team’s performance was abysmal. | the abysmal conditions in some prisons
ghast‧ly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Origin: gast 'to frighten' (11-17 centuries)
1. very bad or unpleasant Origin: gast 'to frighten' (11-17 centuries)
SYN horrible:
2. making you very frightened, upset, or shocked:
3. look/feel ghastly to look or feel ill, upset, or unhappy:
—ghastliness noun [uncountable]
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