containing or like grit 含沙砾的；沙砾般的 a layer of gritty dust 一层沙尘
showing the courage and strength of mind to continue doing something difficult or unpleasant 坚韧不拔的；坚定的；坚毅的 gritty determination 坚定的决心 a gritty performance from the British player 这位英国运动员的坚毅表现 Tottenham’s gritty fightback was rewarded by a goal in the closing minutes. 托特纳姆热刺的坚毅反击在最后几分钟被一个进球所奖励。
showing something unpleasant as it really is; having a lot of unpleasant features （对不好事物的描述）逼真的，真实的，活生生的 a gritty description of urban violence 对城市暴力的真实描述 gritty realism 活生生的现实 - (especially North American English)
a gritty neighborhood of flophouses and bars 肮脏的小棚屋和酒吧