- 1. miserable; tragic
- ♦ 他死得很~。 He died a tragic death.
- 2. cruel; brutal; merciless
- ♦ ~遭杀害 be murdered in cold blood; be brutally killed
- 3. to a serious degree; disastrously
- ♦ 他们愈是捣乱, 就失败得愈~。 The more trouble they make, the worse will be their downfall.