| 单词 | gross |
| 释义 | gross (groʊs ) Word forms: grosser , grossest , grosses , grossing , grossed language note: The plural of the number is gross. 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use gross to describe something unacceptable or unpleasant to a very great amount, degree, or intensity. The company were guilty of gross negligence. ...an act of gross injustice. Synonyms: flagrant, obvious, glaring, blatant grossly adverb [ADVERB -ed/adjective] Funding of education had been grossly inadequate for years. She was grossly overweight. 2. adjective If you say that someone's speech or behaviour is gross, you think it is very rude or unacceptable. [disapproval] He abused the Admiral in the grossest terms. I feel disgusted and wonder how I could ever have been so gross. 3. adjective If you describe something as gross, you think it is very unpleasant. [informal, disapproval] I spat them out because they tasted so gross. He wears really gross holiday outfits. 4. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you describe someone as gross, you mean that they are extremely fat and unattractive. [disapproval] I only resist things like chocolate if I feel really gross. 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Gross means the total amount of something, especially money, before any has been taken away. ...a fixed rate account guaranteeing 10.4% gross interest or 7.8% net until October. Gross is also an adverb. Interest is paid gross, rather than having tax deducted. ...a father earning £20,000 gross a year. 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Gross means the total amount of something, after all the relevant amounts have been added together. National Savings gross sales in June totalled £709 million. Synonyms: total, whole, entire, aggregate 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Gross means the total weight of something, including its container or wrapping. 8. verb If a person or a business grosses a particular amount of money, they earn that amount of money before tax has been taken away. [business] I'm a factory worker who grossed £9,900 last year. [VERB noun] So far the films have grossed more than £590 million. [VERB noun] Synonyms: earn, make, take, bring in 9. number A gross is a group of 144 things. He ordered twelve gross of the disks. [+ of] Phrasal verbs: gross out phrasal verb If something grosses you out, it makes you feel disgusted. [informal] Ordinarily, Anastasia was grossed out when her father spoke to total strangers in public. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] Your eating habits even grossed out my mother. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: gross debt Before the economic downturn, gross debt was more than 20% below the average for the euro area. Times, Sunday Times It said that the company had a very tight debt covenant of three times gross debt to earnings on about $10 billion of bank loans. Times, Sunday Times The commercial broadcaster has estimated that the move will reduce its gross debt by ¤150 million. Times, Sunday Times At the time, the club's gross debt stood at about 9 million, a wholly manageable amount. Times, Sunday Times Gross debt was down slightly on the previous quarter at 1.21bn. Times, Sunday Times These days, a single match often comes down to a single goal, one refereeing decision, one gross error. Times, Sunday Times If he believes his superior has made a gross error of judgment, he has 15 seconds to tell him so. Times, Sunday Times The decision to allow the captives to sell their stories was clearly a gross error, a point emphasised by it being rescinded subsequently. Times, Sunday Times The hall cheered, but it would be a gross error to believe that the country will. Times, Sunday Times He was oppressed, hagridden by doubt, and with a tendency to produce a gross error on big points. Times, Sunday Times By any measure of leadership, this amounts to gross incompetence. The Sun (2012) He ought to be removed by his people, not for war crimes but for gross incompetence. Times, Sunday Times (2008) This is gross incompetence and the senior police officer who left them behind on the train should be joining the dole queue today. The Sun (2012) His lawyers said the theft was part of the gross incompetence of officers. Times, Sunday Times (2014) No one's stability, security and prosperity can be guaranteed unless we strive to tackle the gross inequality of wealth, opportunity and influence in our world. Times, Sunday Times Gross inequality, for example, was presented as the natural outcome of market forces, so not amenable to political intervention without damaging economic growth. Times, Sunday Times Let's call this gross inequality. Times, Sunday Times Gross inequalities of wealth are, of course, bad. Times, Sunday Times Changing the law abolished a gross injustice and thereby enhanced the legitimacy of marriage. Times, Sunday Times Lawyers brand it a 'gross injustice'. The Sun I live every one of these experiences as a gross injustice, and it's not uncommon for me to feel real pity for whoever's sent to watch me. Times, Sunday Times He leaves the reader with a sense of the gross injustice of a world where health outcomes are so unevenly distributed. The Times Literary Supplement The ruling was hailed as a gross injustice. Times, Sunday Times The president herself is subject to impeachment proceedings for alleged gross mismanagement of the budget. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The evidence of gross mismanagement of the economy is overwhelming. Times, Sunday Times (2015) No interference with clinical management would be made unless gross mismanagement was obvious. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The postman has delivered umpteen lawyers' letters accusing the recipients of defamation, gross misrepresentation and other sins. Times, Sunday Times Gross misrepresentation, the bridge promoters shouted. Globe and Mail The ad has been described as ridiculously outrageous, indecent, a gross misrepresentation, worse than dishonest and beyond the bounds of acceptable political disagreement, among other harsh criticism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'm planning to sue the education authority for gross neglect. The Sun It was gross neglect that ended his life. The Sun The more serious charge of gross neglect was dropped at the end of last year. Times, Sunday Times Business prohibitions are given as punishments and as preemptive measures following aggravated offences while in office, such as false accounting, or gross neglect of duties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They would need to put in 20 per cent of their gross pay ? Times,Sunday Times Sales, which include temporary workers' gross pay, grew 57% to £1.3bn in 2019, helped by acquisitions. Times,Sunday Times Most people gain from this because the contributions are taken from their gross pay, thus cutting tax deducted at source. Times, Sunday Times Lawyers are pursuing a so-called 'protective award' which would result in staff being compensated with up to 90 days' gross pay. Times, Sunday Times With company schemes, however, pension contributions are made out of gross pay. Times, Sunday Times Which means, bearing in mind that film distributors take 50 per cent of the gross receipts, this will have to make $800 million to break even. Times, Sunday Times Our policy had been that 10 percent of our gross receipts went to missions giving. Christianity Today The trustees and the publisher claim they are entitled to a 7.5 per cent share of the gross receipts. Times, Sunday Times An organization may calculate its annual gross receipts based on an average of its gross receipts during the three prior taxable years. Christianity Today It's not a gross receipts tax. Houston Chronicle Gross rental yields are based on rents as a proportion of property prices and do not include tax and other costs, such as maintanence. Times, Sunday Times However, total returns, which combines gross rental yields with capital growth, i.e. Times, Sunday Times Choose right and you can expect rents of 450 a week, with a gross rental yield of about 3.7%. Times, Sunday Times Gross rental yields have risen a couple of points to 7.5 per cent - their high was 10 per cent in 1995. Times, Sunday Times The agent predicts gross rental yields of more than 8%. Times, Sunday Times The businesses acquired currently generate a monthly gross revenue of about 500,000 and the deal will immediately add to its earnings. Times, Sunday Times Recruiters' revenues represent a combination of fees, commission and gross revenue. Times, Sunday Times If, like me, you would dread having to collect rent, a managing agent would charge up to 15% of gross revenue to do the work for you. Times, Sunday Times Gross revenue for the first three months fell to $454.9-million from $499.3-million last year. Globe and Mail When he stepped down in 1971, there were 270,000 staff and gross revenue was $8.3 billion. Times, Sunday Times To describe the game as one-sided was a gross understatement. Times, Sunday Times To say that picking stocks likely to rise in value at a time of such gloom was a challenge would be a gross understatement. Times, Sunday Times To say that he was distracting me would be a gross understatement. Times, Sunday Times Elsewhere, packages for such staples as pearl barley carry the advice to 'use in winter soups', a gross understatement given its potential in risottos and salads. Times, Sunday Times It would be a gross understatement to say that these events did not have an impact on the school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its direct costs to the living, however, are huge, tragic and a gross violation of individual liberty. Times, Sunday Times Most people are horrified by it and rightly see it as a gross violation of human rights. Times, Sunday Times He added those responsible for the 'gross violation of international law' must be brought to justice. The Sun It has condemned the process as a gross violation of human rights. Times, Sunday Times She described his treatment as a gross violation of human rights even though he was kept in a hospital prison cell. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 毛的, 税前收入赚得 Japanese: ひどい, ～の総収益を上げる |
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