词汇 | lugubrious |
释义 | lugubrious adjective literaryuk /luːˈɡuː.bri.əs/ us /luːˈɡuː.bri.əs/ sad and serious: 忧伤的,忧郁的,悲伤的 a lugubrious face愁眉苦脸的样子 Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom dismayed displeased dissatisfied distraught distressed lachrymose lonely lonesome lovelorn wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom woebegone Related wordslugubriously lugubriousness Examples of lugubriouslugubrious In the first section there are initial contrasts between low lugubrious rumblings and high shimmering textures, while soulful solos evolve in the orchestra, notably oboe, imitated by violins. One waits for hours at bus stops and then sees convoys of buses of the same number pass in lugubrious funeral procession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So far, their interventions have been of a peculiarly lugubrious if irrelevant kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were assured in almost lugubrious tones that the submarines were a menace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were an unhappy type, the lugubrious person with scarcely a smile, whom we all know. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had this kind of thing ever since 1903 and these lugubrious prognostications as a rule do not materialise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In our lugubrious moods we often hear stories of vicious circles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is perhaps rather lugubrious luck that his principal triumph should be as a superbly skilful funeral undertaker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He seems to take a rather lugubrious view of the country's prospects altogether. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is no need to be lugubrious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that it is also generally agreed as a lugubrious prophecy that the value of money will continue to fall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think now we have been a little too lugubrious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An ounce of actual experience will be worth a ton of the present lugubrious and sometimes over-enthusiastic speculations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But with people not of our lugubrious race that sort of conduct tends to be misunderstood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He surpassed even his own record for lugubrious false prophecy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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