dismal

['dizməl]

adj. 阴沉的, 凄凉的, 暗的

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

词形变化

副词: dis-mally | 名词: dismalness |

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  desolate  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  

英英释义

形容词 dismal:

causing dejection

同义词：blue, dark, depressing, dingy, disconsolate, dispiriting, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary

补充

dismaldismal英:[ˈdizməl] 美:[ˈdɪzməl]adj.1.阴沉的, 凄凉的, 令人忧郁的That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。

例句

1. The hospital is pretty dismal.那家医院相当沉闷。 2. a dark dismal day黑暗阴沉的一天 3. You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.你不能一天到晚脑子里都是郁闷的想法。 4. a child with a dismal academic record一个学习成绩差劲的孩子 5. Israel's dismal record in the Olympics以色列选手在奥运会上的糟糕表现 6. My prospects of finding a job are dismal.我找到工作的希望很渺茫。 7. His first attempt was a dismal failure.他的首次尝试是个令人沮丧的失败。 8. The food was pretty dismal.食物相当粗陋。 9. 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。 10. 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。 11. 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。 12. a fit of the dismals.一阵情绪低落。 13. dismal surroundings苍凉的环境 14. a dismal standard of work低下的工作水平 15. "a dark, dismal room"昏暗而冷清的房间 16. "dismal [=gloomy, dreary] weather"阴沉的天气 17. "The barren landscape looks dismal [=bleak, desolate] in winter."贫瘠的土地在冬天看上去一片凄凉。 18. The show was a dismal failure.演出非常糟糕。 19. a dismal performance极其糟糕的演出 20. The team's record is dismal.这支队伍的记录很差。 21. The show failed dismally.这场演出搞砸了。