dismal
['dizməl]
adj. 阴沉的, 凄凉的, 暗的
例句与用法:
I feel dismal.
我觉得沈闷。
Her speech continued in the same dismal strain.
她以悲伤的语调接著往下说。
Dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy.
阴沉的天气; 对经济抱着不乐观的看法
We were all depressed by the dismal weather.
阴沉的天气让我们都感到压抑。
词形变化:
副词: dis-mally | 名词: dismalness |
a.
1. 忧郁的; 沉闷的; 凄凉的
Why are you looking so dismal?
你为何看上去这么忧郁?
2. 阴暗的; 阴沉的
She works in a dismal little room in the attic.
她在阁楼上的一间阴暗的小房间里工作。
3. 令人悲伤的; 使人惊恐的
4. 【口】软弱无力的
His dismal attempt failed.
他软弱无力的尝试失败了。
n.[C]
1. 令人忧郁的事
2. 沮丧, 抑郁[the P]
sleep away the dismals
以睡眠消除忧郁
3. 【美】【方】沼泽地
dismal
名词复数:dismals
词形变化:
副词: dis-mally | 名词: dismalness |
同义词:
gloomy | miserable | dreary | depressing | bleak | dark | cheerless | blue | cloudy | melancholy | somber | solemn | overcast | painful | black | grey | glum | comfortless | sullen | funereal | doleful | grim | drab | dull | murky | desolate | sorry | disconsolate | drear | dingy |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
a.忧郁的; 阴暗的; 凄凉的
dark
gloomy
dreary
miserable
bleak
depressing
同义参见:
somber
comfortless
cloudy
overcast
desolate1
glum
blue
doleful
black
grey
solemn
melancholy
sullen
cheerless
painful
funereal
反义:
a.忧郁的; 沉闷的
cheerful
merry
gay
反义参见:
buoyant
brilliant
dismal['dizməl]adj.1.■阴沉的;阴暗的2.■压抑的,郁闷的,忧郁的,沮丧的,抑郁的,闷闷不乐的,令人沮丧(或消沉)的3.■令人忧郁的,沉闷的,凄凉的,痛苦的4.■(叫声等)凄厉的;令人惊恐的,恐怖的5.■[口语]空洞无物的,无趣的,兴味索然的;乏味的;无能的,软弱无力的;不高明的6.■[古语]灾难性的;悲惨的7.■[废语]凶兆的;不吉利的;不幸的n.1.■令人忧郁(或沮丧)的事2.■[the dismals][方言]低落的情绪;(神情)沮丧,忧郁3.■[美国方言](美国南方沿海的)沼泽地4.■[废语]郁郁寡欢的人,忧郁的人
dismaldismal[ˈdizməl]adj.1.■忧郁的; 凄凉的, 阴沉的, 惨淡的2.■沉闷的, 无趣的3.■灾难性的, 可怕的a dismal face忧郁的脸a dismal song凄凉的歌dismal weather阴沉的天气the dismal science沉闷的科学
词性变化dismal[ˈdizməl]n.1.■(美南部)沼泽地2.■[the dismals]低落的情绪
继承用法dismality[disˈmæliti]n.dismallyadv.dismalnessn.
参考词汇见miserable;
[ˈdɪzm(ə)l]
adjective
- depressing; dreary
压抑的;沉闷的
the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening.
阴沉的天气使下午后半段时间显得跟傍晚一样。
■(of a person or their mood) gloomy
阴郁的
his dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.
发现房子是空的并没有使他郁闷的情绪消散。
■(informal)pitifully or disgracefully bad
(非正式)可怜的;可耻的
he shuddered as he watched his team's dismal performance.
观看他的团队可怜的表演时,他浑身发抖。
the dismals
- (archaic, informal)low spirits
(古,非正式)低落的情绪
a fit of the dismals.
一阵情绪低落。
dismally
adverb
dismalness
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from earlier dismal (noun), denoting the two days in each month which in medieval times were believed to be unlucky, from Anglo-Norman French dis mal, from medieval Latin dies mali 'evil days'
dismal
形容词 dismal:
causing dejection
同义词:blue, dark, depressing, dingy, disconsolate, dispiriting, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary
dismal
■On January 4th dismal jobs figures seemed to confirm what many feared: a downturn is at hand.
1月4号悲观的就业数据似乎确定了许多人担心的事实:经济衰退到来了。
■The 22-year-old competed hard, played unselfishly and never blamed his supporting cast for their dismal shooting.
22岁便全力以赴,打球无私并且不因队友糟糕的投篮而责备他们。
■Pressure is on Dortmund after a dismal 3-1 opening loss to newcomers Duisburg, which saw Thomas Doll lashing out at his players.
3负于升班马杜伊斯堡后,压力在多特这边,多尔猛烈抨击他的队员们。
■The word"dismal", originally a noun, comes from Latin. Literally it means"evil days," though gradually it became used as an adjective meaning "gloomy", "depressing. " or"drab".
“dismal”这个词原来是名词,源于拉丁文,字面上的意思是“邪恶日”,而后逐渐变成了形容词,意为“情绪低落的”、“无生气的”或“单调乏味的”。
■Has anybody got anything to tell? It's been such a dismal day I'm really dying for some amusement,' said Meg, as they sat sewing together that evening.
“你们有什么有趣的事吗?今天闷死了,讲点什么轻松一下,”那天晚上她们坐在一起做针线活儿,梅格这样问。
■At this dismal news, I twisted the only button on my waistcoat round and round.
一听到这个扫兴的消息,急得我扭着背心上仅剩的那一颗钮扣。
■Commutes are more dismal than ever.
一场大暴雨就使城市下水道脏水外溢。
■As everyone expected, Ted's chimerical scheme to make a fortune by raising ermines in his backyard proved a dismal failure.
不出大家所料,泰德想在后院饲养白鼬来发财的荒诞不经的计划以惨败告终。
■Dismal Days were sometimes called Egyptian Days, because they were computed by Egyptian astrologers.
不吉利日有时叫做“埃及日”,因为这些日子是埃及占星家推算出来的。
■Dismal Days were considered unlucky,while Red-Letter Days were the principal feasts and saints'days to be celebrated or observed throughout the Christian year.
不吉利日被认为是倒霉的日子,而吉利日在基督教全年度里是重要的节日和纪念圣徒的日子。
■However dismal the urban, scene may appear to the visitor, levels of rural poverty can be worse.
不管在旅游者看来城市景象多么暗淡,农村的贫困程度更为严重。
■The national team's dismal performance has long been the subject of jokes and cursing among fans.
中国足球队的糟糕表现长期以来是球迷取笑和诅咒的话题。
■A dismal book; a dismal performance on the cello.
乏味的书; 沉闷无趣的大提琴演奏
■A dismal book;a dismal performance on the cello.
乏味的书;沉闷无趣的大提琴演奏
■In fact, the horn alarmed most of the inhabitants, who crowded to their windows and doors to gaze upon the dismal procession as it passed.
事实上,喇叭声惊动了大部分居民,他们都爬上窗口或挤在门口望着这支路过的阴郁凄惨的队伍。
■He got it out, rumpled and wilted, and it mightily increased his dismal felicity.
他不知道,要是她了解此事,她会不会同情他,她会哭吗?
■Each wandered away, from time to time, but the same dismal fascination always brought them back presently.
他们时常从那里走开,可是又都被这件惨案吸引回来。
■Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.
他们最近努力提高销售量,全是白费劲。
■They reached the corner house in an angle of a dismal street, through the open door of which two men had just gone in.
他们走到一条阴森森的街道拐角上的房子,两个男人刚从敞开的大门走了进去。
■It mattered little that he had assured her it was a very dismal place.
他告诉她,那是一个阴森可怕的地方,她也不在乎。
■He had insisted on dressing himself up in a frock-coat and the most dismal pepper-and-salt trousers.
他固执己见地穿着礼服大衣和那条最悔气的黑白相间的裤子。
■He tries to avoid speaking of “father God”, so dismal are many people's experiences with fathers in this struggling Californian city.
他尽量避免提到“父神”一词,就因为在这个生活艰难的加州城里,“父亲”是许多人家的心头之痛。
■He spoke in a dismal strain.
他的口气很沮丧。
■He tossed about until the appearance of the dismal London daylight, when he sprang up desperately, and walked off to his uncle's lodgings in Bury Street.
他翻来复去,等到伦敦那阴沉的白天开始上曙光,便一骨碌爬了起来,前往柏利街他叔父的寓所。
■He attempts to explore dismal landscapes, where apocalyptic marches echo and thunder.
他试图探索那些回响着神启之音的凄凉之地。
■He felt dismal after reading a piece of bad news in the newspaper.
他读了报上的一条不好的消息后心情忧郁。
■Yet even set against this dismal backdrop, Labour's record since 1997 wins the wooden spoon (see article).
但即使在这样忧心忡忡的大背景下,工党1997年来的记录依然获得了个末等奖。
■Amid a welter of dismal data suggesting the slowdown in the 16-nation euro zone will be worse than that stateside in the U.
但对欧洲央行一些决策者和大多数私营部门经济学家来说,这一步伐仍然太慢。
■But low petroleum prices, a high birthrate, and austere policies produced a dismal economic picture.
但是低廉的石油价格,高出生率,和酷吏却让他们的经济一片萧条。
■But given the dismal returns associated with vaccines in the past, that still represents quite a shot in the arm.
但是考虑到疫苗带来的令人害怕的反应,疫苗的生产仍然会给人们带来灾难。
■The dismal English effort in the third Anglo-Dutch conflict of 1672-1674 requires minimal space here.
但是英国在1672-1674年第三次英荷战争中表现消沉,在此毋需赘述。
■But the roots of the unrest lie in the country's dismal economic state, which the unions and protesters blame on the president.
但是,动荡的根源在于该国消沉的经济状态,工会及抗议者将之归咎于总统。
■My no-named strategy proved a dismal failure,however.
但是,我的不取名策略结果是彻底的失败。
■But Europe's record of government investment in IT is dismal.
但是,欧洲故去的政府投资项目却并不成功。
■But The National Enquirer says this is due to dismal box office.And this pop star have to cancel her tours to minimize the necessary loss.
但杰克逊的发言人在周六没有详细说明,只是说她是“休养” 。
■HIS distraught colleagues cannot forgive Taro Aso for calling a general election on August 30th, following a dismal stint as prime minister.
作为一个失败的首相,麻生太郎已经让其部下无法原谅,随后宣布8月30日举行平民大选,则更让其手下几近抓狂。
■You are only an economist, practitioner of the dismal science.
你 只 不 过 是 个 经 济 学 家 , 那 种 差 劲 科 学 的 研 究 者 。
■Why are you looking so dismal?
你为何看上去这么忧郁?
■Yous world,happening now.Envisage dismal,offish and evil,you can smile like the devil.Like the inexorable eye of the night.
你的世界,从此发生了。面对悲惨,冷漠,罪恶,邪邪一笑,犹如黑夜中冷酷的目光。
■I suppose it seems to you a kind of curse. It must be very dismal.
你觉得那是一种诅咒。那一定是种令人伤心的诅咒。
■Why, you ask, was I bound and chained to this cold and dismal place?
你问我为何受禁锢的枷锁在这又冷又暗的地方?
■Lawrence Summers, one of President Clinton's treasury secretaries, said the odds of a recession this year went up after the dismal employment report.
克林顿政府的财政部部长,说道,在令人沮丧的雇佣报告后,今年经济衰退的比率增加了。
■Clyde and Roberta were both becoming desperate, and Clyde saw his possible marriage to the girl as a dismal ending to all his hopes for a bright future.
克莱德和罗伯塔急得走投无路,克莱德认为,要是他不得不与这姑娘结婚,那么他想要青云直上的一切希望都将化为泡影。
■Clyde saw his possible marriage to the girl as a dismal ending to all his hopes for a bright future.
克莱德认为,要是他不得不与这姑娘结婚,那么他想要青云直上的一切希望都将化为泡影。
■Its “civil liberties” are still assessed at a dismal 6.
其“公民自由”依然被评为令人沮丧的6级。
■Chelsea midfielder Lampard has seen England drop to third in Group E behind Russia and Croatia after last month's dismal defeat in Zagreb.
切尔西中场兰帕德见证了英格兰上个月在萨格勒布的溃败后,球队没落到第E小组的第三位。
■Don't be dismal or fret, but do your duty and you'll get your reward.
别垂头丧气,怨天尤人了吧。尽到你自己的责任,你会得到报偿的。
■Forbid it as we shouldn't all flop (if it was anyways convenient) to get 'em out o' this here dismal risk!
别应验,我们都应当跪下来(若是方便的话)祈祷他们逃出这种可怕的危险。
■Arrived at the dreadful place, he wormed his small body through the crowd and saw the dismal spectacle.
到了这个可怕的地方后,他矮小的身体在人群中拱来拱去挤到了前场,看见了悲凉的场面。
■The future looks pretty dismal.
前途看来十分黯淡。