词汇 | gloomy |
释义 | gloomy adjective uk /ˈɡluː.mi/ us /ˈɡluː.mi/ gloomyadjective (WITHOUT HOPE)unhappy and without hope: 抑郁的,消沉的,沮丧的 a gloomy person/expression一个愁容满面的人/一个沮丧的表情 The cemetery is a gloomy place.墓地是个让人感到压抑的地方。 not expecting or believing anything good in a situation: 悲观的 a gloomy economic forecast令人沮丧的经济形势预测 UKThe vet is rather gloomy about my cat's chances of recovery.兽医对我的猫康复表示很不乐观。 Not hopeful a road to nowhereidiom be in a funkidiom be on a hiding to nothingidiom be on the road to nowhereidiom bleakly bleakness dispiritedly dispiritedness dispiritingly doom and gloom doomed hiding hope hopeless hopelessly hopelessness prophet of doomidiom undone unhopeful what are you going to do?idiom gloomyadjective (DARK)dark in a way that is unpleasant and makes it difficult to see: 灰暗的,幽暗的 What gloomy weather we're having!今天天气太阴沉了! We waited in a gloomy waiting room.我们在阴暗的候车室里等着。 with little or no light darkShe peered down the dark hallway. darkenedWe arrived late and had to make our way to our seats in a darkened theatre. dimHe sat in a dim corner of the waiting room. shadowyI was afraid to walk down the dim, shadowy corridor. pitch blackIt was pitch black on our street after the power outage. Darkness & becoming dark blackness crepuscular darkened darkness dim dimly dimness dingily dingy inky pitch darkness pitchy plunge someone/something into darkness semi-darkness shade shaded shadow silhouette silhouetted twilight Related wordsgloomily gloominess gloomy | American Dictionarygloomy adjective us/ˈɡlu·mi/ having or showing a lack of hope: Despite gloomy predictions, the stock market remains strong. dark or nearly dark: It was another gray, gloomy day. gloomilyadverbus/ˈɡlu·mə·li/ He watched gloomily as the bus drove off. The day began gloomily when the power went out. gloomy | Business Englishgloomy adjective uk /ˈɡluːmi/us not giving much hope for the future: The stock market is sinking on the back of gloomy economic news. Despite the gloomy outlook for personal computer sales in the United States, sales in Japan are strong. Examples of gloomygloomy Strangely, this last feature makes the whole sound slightly forced or artificial, rather than ' ' authentically' ' or ' ' naturally' ' gloomy and tasteless. However, although the picture is currently rather gloomy, the literature suggests that employer interest in the needs of carers is growing. Apparently, one is quickly too optimistic in these gloomy times. The gloomy solemnity of the exterior and interior gave the impression more of a mausoleum than a hall of fame. The trademark infinite corridor is still in evidence, but what a gloomy view it has become! However, some of the computergenerated visual backgrounds are rather dark and gloomy, making them curiously at odds with the life-enhancing sounds of the music. A gloomy picture emerges regarding the state of popular musicmaking that may or may not be supported by further research and analysis. The regional distribution of collection presents a gloomy picture, pointing to the limited areas where taxable economic activities are taking place. We do not in fact share this gloomy conclusion. All in all, our assessment of progress in multi-agent systems since the agents craze is a rather gloomy one. Not the gloomy place it is where people only obey orders, and have all their humanity broken down, and become degraded lower than the machines. Gloomy forecasts were made about the future of the palm oil industry, particularly, the possibility of its eventual demise. The gloomiest estimates suggest two-thirds of allocated scheme funds is being squandered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A number of professionals among the spectators, critics and suchlike, found the production gloomy. The other four operas were on the gloomy side. See all examples of gloomy These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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