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单词 grievously
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Definition of grievously in English:

grievously

adverb ˈɡriːvəsliˈɡrivəsli
formal
  • To a very severe or serious degree.

    the town suffered grievously during the invasion
    he was grievously wounded in combat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sport has suffered grievously from the excesses of the few recently.
    • The lady was grievously offended, and changed her whole behaviour in regard to me.
    • He believed he had been grievously wronged by those around him.
    • Once he arrived home, the prince fell grievously ill.
    • A few years later, it became clear that these pseudo-experts were grievously mistaken.
    • Training costs for city workers were grievously underestimated.
    • The country has suffered grievously from an unprecedentedly severe drought.
    • The prospects of these people have been grievously damaged by the massive failure of their political leadership.
    • They grievously overstate the costs of bringing new drugs to market in hopes of wringing extortionate payments from desperate patients.
    • The British were grievously disappointed at the battle's outcome.
 
 

Definition of grievously in US English:

grievously

adverbˈɡrēvəslēˈɡrivəsli
formal
  • To a very severe or serious degree.

    the town suffered grievously during the invasion
    he was grievously wounded in combat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once he arrived home, the prince fell grievously ill.
    • The prospects of these people have been grievously damaged by the massive failure of their political leadership.
    • Training costs for city workers were grievously underestimated.
    • The British were grievously disappointed at the battle's outcome.
    • A few years later, it became clear that these pseudo-experts were grievously mistaken.
    • Sport has suffered grievously from the excesses of the few recently.
    • The country has suffered grievously from an unprecedentedly severe drought.
    • They grievously overstate the costs of bringing new drugs to market in hopes of wringing extortionate payments from desperate patients.
    • The lady was grievously offended, and changed her whole behaviour in regard to me.
    • He believed he had been grievously wronged by those around him.
 
 
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