gloomy

英 [ˈɡluːmi]

美 [ˈɡluːmi]

adj.  黑暗的; 阴暗的; 幽暗的; 忧郁的; 沮丧的; 无望的; 前景黯淡的; 悲观的

比较级：gloomier　最高级：gloomiest　复数：gloomies　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6987 / COCA.9832

同义词辨析

gloomycheerlessdepressing【导航词义：阴郁的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 黑暗的；阴暗的；幽暗的
  nearly dark, or badly lit in a way that makes you feel sad
  1. a gloomy room/atmosphere
     昏暗的房间；阴沉沉的气氛
  2. It was a wet and gloomy day.
     那一日阴天下雨沉闷无聊。
• 忧郁的；沮丧的；无望的
  sad and without hope
  1. a gloomy expression
     沮丧的表情
  2. We sat in gloomy silence.
     我们郁郁不乐默不作声地坐着。
• 前景黯淡的；悲观的
  without much hope of success or happiness in the future
  1. a gloomy picture of the country's economic future
     该国经济前景的黯淡景象
  2. Suddenly, the future didn't look so gloomy after all.
     突然感到前途似乎并非如此黯淡。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 昏暗的；幽暗的
  If a place isgloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well.
  1. Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine...
     尽管阳光明媚，里面依然暗淡无光。
  2. ...this huge gloomy church.
     这座昏暗的大教堂
• ADJ-GRADED 忧伤的；沮丧的；无望的
  If people aregloomy, they are unhappy and have no hope.
  1. Miller is gloomy about the fate of the serious playwright in America.
     米勒对这位严肃剧作家在美国的命运颇为忧虑。
• ADJ-GRADED 前景黯淡的；悲观的
  If a situation isgloomy, it does not give you much hope of success or happiness.
  1. ...a gloomy picture of an economy sliding into recession...
     经济陷入萧条的惨淡景象
  2. Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy.
     官员们表示来年前景黯淡。

英英释义

adj

• depressingly dark
  1. the gloomy forest
  2. the glooming interior of an old inn
  3. `gloomful' is archaic
  Synonym:gloominggloomfulsulky
• causing dejection
  1. a blue day
  2. the dark days of the war
  3. a week of rainy depressing weather
  4. a disconsolate winter landscape
  5. the first dismal dispiriting days of November
  6. a dark gloomy day
  7. grim rainy weather
  Synonym:bluedarkdingydisconsolatedismalgrimsorrydrabdreardreary
• filled with melancholy and despondency
  1. gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
  2. gloomy predictions
  3. a gloomy silence
  4. took a grim view of the economy
  5. the darkening mood
  6. lonely and blue in a strange city
  7. depressed by the loss of his job
  8. a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
  9. downcast after his defeat
  10. feeling discouraged and downhearted
  Synonym:grimbluedepresseddispiriteddown(p)downcastdownhearteddown in the mouthlowlow-spirited

双语例句

• Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy.
  官员们表示来年前景黯淡。
• The gloomy skies and the sulphurous odors from the mineral springs seemed to bode evil to those who settled in the area.
  阴暗的天空，矿泉中的硫黄味，这一切对这里的居民来说似乎预示着灾难降临。
• The weather is gloomy.
  天色阴郁。
• When I saw their gloomy faces, I knew something was wrong.
  当我看到他们沮丧的脸时，我知道出事了。
• The little boy sat in a gloomy corner.
  小男孩坐在一个阴暗的角落。
• Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine
  尽管阳光明媚，里面依然暗淡无光。
• I'm haunted with gloomy thoughts and sad memories.
  我常为悲观的思想和悲痛的追念所困扰。
• As for her engagement with Adam, I would say the portents are gloomy.
  至于她和亚当的婚约，我看兆头不妙。
• Soon after I cited the gloomy conclusion of this report, one bright spot appeared.
  当时我引用了这篇报告的悲观结论，但不久之后便有亮点显现。
• A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
  几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。