gross 1 S3 / ɡrəʊs $ ɡroʊs / 形容词

1 total [仅用于名词前]

a) a gross sum of money is the total amount before any tax or costs have been taken away → net :

a gross profit of $5 million

gross income/salary/pay etc

a family with gross earnings of just £75 per week

b) a gross weight is the total weight of something, including its wrapping

2 very bad [仅用于名词前] clearly wrong and unacceptable

gross negligence/misconduct etc

soldiers accused of gross violations of human rights

The company described reports of environmental disaster as gross exaggeration.

gross indecency (= the crime of doing something that is sexually offensive )

3 nasty spoken very unpleasant to look at or think about 同义词 disgusting :

Ooh, gross! I hate spinach!

4 fat informal extremely fat and unattractive

— grossly 副词 [ + 形容词 / 副词 ] :

Lambert was grossly overweight .

Medical records were found to be grossly inadequate.

— grossness 名词 [不可数名词]