1. | (因有关疼痛、死亡等而)恐怖的,可怕的,令人毛骨悚然的very frightening and unpleasant, because it involves pain, death, etc. |
a ghastly crime/murder 可怕的罪行╱谋杀 |
2. | (informal) 糟透的;令人不快的very bad; unpleasant |
The weather was ghastly. 天气糟透了。 | |
It's all been a ghastly mistake. 这是个极其恶劣的错误。 |
3. | (informal) 令人恶心的;令人反感的;讨厌的that you find unpleasant and dislike very much |
her ghastly husband 她那讨厌的丈夫 | |
This lipstick is a ghastly colour. 这唇膏的颜色令人恶心。 |
4. | [nubn] 有病;不适;苦恼ill/sick or upset |
I felt ghastly the next day. 我第二天感到身体很不舒服。 |
5. | 死人般苍白的very pale in appearance, like a dead person |
His face was ghastly white. 他的脸色惨白。 |