grosser , grossest
You use gross to describe something unacceptable or unpleasant to a very great amount, degree, or intensity.
The company was guilty of gross negligence.
该公司犯了重大的失职罪。
If you say that someone's speech or behaviour is gross, you think it is very coarse, vulgar, or unacceptable.
He abused the Admiral in the grossest terms.
他用最粗俗的字眼辱骂那位海军上将。
If you describe something as gross, you think it is very unpleasant.
They had a commercial on the other night for Drug Free America that was so gross I thought Dad was going to faint.
前天晚上他们为“无毒美国”组织播出的一则广告如此令人恶心,我想爸爸看了都快晕过去了。
If you describe someone as gross, you mean that they are extremely fat and unattractive.
I only resist things like chocolate if I feel really gross.
只有当我觉得自己胖得很难看时,我才会拒吃巧克力这类东西。
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.
一个保证十月份之前能获得10.4毛利或7.8净利的固定利率账户。
a recorded gross profit before tax of £4.8 million.
有记录的480万英镑税前毛利润。
Gross means the total amount of something, after all the relevant amounts have been added together.
Gross sales reached nearly $2 million a year.
全年总销售额达到近200万美元。
gross proceeds of about $20.4 million.
总收入约2040万美元。
Gross means in total before anything is taken away.
Interest is paid gross, rather than having tax deducted.
利息按总额而不是税后额来付。
a father earning £20,000 gross a year.
一位税前年收入为2万英镑的父亲。
gross
A gross is a group of 144 things.
In all honesty he could not have justified ordering more than twelve gross of the disks.
说实话,他订购超过十二罗的光碟本来就没有正当理由。
grosses , grossing , grossed
If a person or a business grosses a particular amount of money, they earn that amount of money before tax has been taken away.
The company grossed $16.8 million last year.
该公司去年税前收入为1680万美元。
a factory worker who grossed £9,900 last year.
一位去年税前收入为9900英镑的工厂工人。
So far the films have grossed more than £590 million.
到目前为止,这些电影的票房总收入已经超过5.9亿英镑。