gross1 /ɡrəʊs $ ɡroʊs/ ●●○ S3 adjectiveadj 1 total 总共的 [only before noun] a) BFTOTALa gross sum of money is the total amount before any tax or costs have been taken away 〔扣除税或成本之前〕总的,毛的 → net a gross profit of $5 million 500万美元的毛利
gross income/salary/pay etc a family with gross earnings of just £75 per week 税前收入每周仅75英镑的家庭
b) TMTOTALa gross weight is the total weight of something, including its wrapping 毛重的 ► see thesaurus at profit 2 very bad 非常糟糕的 [only before noun]BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS clearly wrong and unacceptable 严重的,过分的,恶劣的gross negligence/misconduct etc soldiers accused of gross violations of human rights 被指控严重侵犯人权的士兵
The company described reports of environmental disaster as gross exaggeration. 该公司称,关于环境灾害的报道过于夸大其词。
gross indecency (=the crime of doing something that is sexually offensive) 严重猥亵罪
3 nasty 令人厌恶的 spokenDISGUSTING very unpleasant to look at or think about 令人讨厌的,令人厌恶的 SYN disgusting Ooh, gross! I hate spinach! 呃,恶心!我讨厌吃菠菜!
—grossly adverbadv [+adj/adverbadv] Lambert was grossly overweight. 兰伯特实在太胖了。
Medical records were found to be grossly inadequate. 病史记录被发现很不完善。
—grossness noun [uncountableU]