gross

adjective

/ɡrəʊs/

(comparative grosser, superlative grossest)

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[only before noun] being the total amount of something before anything is taken away总的；毛的
- gross weight (= including the container or wrapping)毛重
- gross income/wage (= before taxes, etc. are taken away)（税前）总收益／工资
- Investments showed a gross profit of 26 per cent.投资显示毛利率为26%。
- The family have three children and a gross income of £50 000.这家有三个孩子，税前总收入为5万英镑。
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[only before noun] (formal or law法律) (of a crime, etc.罪行等) very obvious and unacceptable严重的
- gross negligence/misconduct重大疏忽/不当行为
- a gross violation of human rights严重侵犯人权
(informal) very unpleasant令人不快的；令人恶心的；使人厌恶的 synonym disgusting
- ‘He ate it with mustard.’ ‘Oh, gross!’“他用芥末拌着吃。” “啊，真恶心！”
Synonyms disgusting
disgusting
- foul
- revolting
- repulsive
- offensive
- gross
These words all describe something, especially a smell, taste or habit, that is extremely unpleasant and often makes you feel slightly ill.
- disgusting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill:
  What a disgusting smell!这气味真难闻！
- foul dirty, and tasting or smelling bad:
  She could smell his foul breath.她闻得到他的口臭。
- revolting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill:
  The stew looked revolting.这煨菜看上去令人作呕。
disgusting or revolting?用 disgusting 还是 revolting？Both of these words are used to describe things that smell and taste unpleasant, unpleasant personal habits and people who have them. There is no real difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English.
- repulsive (rather formal) extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill. 指使人厌恶的、令人反感的、十分讨厌的Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons.
- offensive (formal) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant.
- gross (informal) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant.
Patterns
- disgusting/repulsive/offensive to somebody
- to find somebody/something disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensive
- to smell/taste disgusting/foul/gross
- a(n) disgusting/foul/revolting/offensive/gross smell
- a disgusting/revolting/gross habit
- disgusting/offensive/gross behaviour
- a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person
very rude粗鲁的；不雅的 synonym crude
- gross behaviour粗鲁的行为
very fat and ugly肥胖而丑陋的
- She's not just fat, she's positively gross!她不止是胖，她简直是五大三粗！
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘thick, massive, bulky’): from Old French gros, grosse ‘large’, from late Latin grossus.

gross

adverb

/ɡrəʊs/

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in total, before anything is taken away总共；全部
- She earns £25 000 a year gross.她一年总收入为 25 000 英镑。
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘thick, massive, bulky’): from Old French gros, grosse ‘large’, from late Latin grossus.

gross

verb

/ɡrəʊs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they gross	/ɡrəʊs/ /ɡrəʊs/
he / she / it grosses	/ˈɡrəʊsɪz/ /ˈɡrəʊsɪz/
past simple grossed	/ɡrəʊst/ /ɡrəʊst/
past participle grossed	/ɡrəʊst/ /ɡrəʊst/
-ing form grossing	/ˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/ /ˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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gross something to earn a particular amount of money before tax has been taken off it总收入为；总共赚得
- It is one of the biggest grossing movies of all time.这是票房收入创历史之最的影片之一。
- The concert grossed a massive £2 million at the box office.这场音乐会票房收入高达200万英镑。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘thick, massive, bulky’): from Old French gros, grosse ‘large’, from late Latin grossus.

gross

noun

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(plural gross)
a group of 144 things一罗（144 个）
- two gross of apples两罗苹果
- to sell something by the gross按罗出售某物
(plural grosses)
(especially US English) a total amount of money earned by something, especially a film, before any costs are taken away（尤指影片的）毛收入，总收入