“gross”在英语中的释义

adjective

1. (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.

   • a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence; a gross insult

2. (of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.

   • gross domestic product; gross income; gross weight

3. (sciences, pathology) Seen without a microscope (usually for a tissue or an organ); at a large scale; not detailed.

   • gross anatomy

4. (informal, Canada, US, Australia) Causing disgust.

   • I threw up all over the bed. It was totally gross.

5. Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.

6. (of a product) Lacking refinement; not of high quality.

7. (of a substance) Dense, heavy.

8. (of a person) Heavy in proportion to one's height; having a lot of excess flesh.

9. (now chiefly poetic) Difficult or impossible to see through.

10. (archaic) Not sensitive in perception or feeling.

11. (obsolete) Easy to perceive.

noun

1. Twelve dozen = 144.

   • We need to order three gross of torx screws for next week.

2. The total amount (of goods, money, etc) before taxes, expenses, exceptions, tares, or similar deductions are subtracted.

3. The bulk; the mass.

verb

1. (transitive) To earn money, not including expenses.

   • The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.