They painted a grim picture of growing crime.

他们描绘了犯罪率上升的严峻情形。

There was further grim economic news yesterday.

昨天又传来更多令人沮丧的经济消息。

The mood could not have been grimmer.

情绪低落到了极点。

The city might be grim at first, but there is a vibrancy and excitement.

这座城市最初可能并不吸引人，但是它有一种生机和活力。

...the tower blocks on the city's grim edges.

矗立在荒凉的城市边缘的一幢幢塔楼

She was a grim woman with a turned-down mouth.

她是个沉默寡言、令人畏惧的女人。

Her expression was grim and unpleasant.

她表情严肃，看上去很不开心。

Things were pretty grim for a time.

事情一度糟糕透了。