◙ adjective 1. unattractively large or bloated • 粗大的;臃肿的;肥胖的 »I feel fat, gross—even my legs feel flabby. 我觉得自己又胖又臃肿我甚至觉得腿上的肉都是松弛的。 large-scale; not fine or detailed • 大范围的;粗略的 »at the gross anatomical level. 在粗略的解剖学层面上。 vulgar;unrefined • 粗俗的;不雅的;粗野的 »the duties we felt called upon to perform towards our inferiors were only gross, material ones. 我们觉得自己对地位低的人应尽的义务仅仅是些庸俗和物质方面的事情。 [informal] very unpleasant;repulsive • [非正式] 令人讨厌的,使人憎恶的 »I think they're completely disgusting, gross. 我觉得他们十分恶心,令人憎恶。 (in a negative context) complete;blatant • [用于否定的上下文]十足的;明目张胆的;严重的 »a gross exaggeration. 严重夸大。 2. (of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions;total • (收入、利润或利息)毛的;总的。 常与 net 相对(义项1) »the gross amount of the gift was £1,000. 赠品的总额为1,000英镑。 »the current rate of interest is about 6.1 per cent gross. 现在的毛利率约为6.1%。 (of weight) including contents, fittings, wrappings, or other variable items;overall • (重量)一切包括在内的;总计的;毛的 »a projected gross take-off weight of 500,000 pounds. 设计的起飞总重量为500,000磅。 (of a score in golf) as actually played, without taking handicap into account • (高尔夫球的得分)实际所得的 ◙ adverb 1. without tax or other contributions having been deducted • 以毛额计算,未扣除税(或其他费用) ◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income • 获得…总收入(或毛利) »the film went on to gross $8 million in the US. 影片在美国上演获得800万美元总收入。 (gross something up)add deductions such as tax to a net amount • 在净额上计入(如税金等的扣除额) »all commuting costs were grossed up for tax and National Insurance deductions. 所有的通勤费作为税和国民保险扣除额被加到净额上。 ◙ [单复同]
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1. [单复同] an amount equal to twelve dozen;144 • 罗(等于12打);144个 »fifty-five gross of tins of processed milk. 55罗经过加工的罐装牛奶。 2. (pl. grosses)a gross profit or income • 毛利;总收入 »the box office grosses mounted. 票房总收入增长了。
【IDIOMS】
◘ by the gross 1. (figurative)in large numbers or amounts • [喻] 大量地,大宗地 »impoverished Mexicans who were arrested here by the gross. 在这里被大批逮捕的穷困的墨西哥人。