dreary 详细解释

dreary

['driəri]

adj. 沉闷的, 令人沮丧的, 情绪低落的

a.

1. 沉闷的, 阴郁的, 令人沮丧的

It was a dreary day, cold and without sunshine.

那一天天气阴郁, 既冷又没有阳光。

2. 枯燥的, 令人生厌的

Copying manuscripts all the time is dreary work.

老是抄写手稿是件枯燥乏味的差事。

词形变化

副词: drearily | 形容词比较级: drearier | 形容词最高级: dreariest | 名词: dreariness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.阴郁的, 令人沮丧的

gloomy  dull  dismal  somber  depressing  disheartening  discouraging  

同义参见:

doleful  monotonous  desolate  dark  funereal  tedious  bleak  black  solemn  grey  dead  colorless  cheerless  

英英释义

形容词 dreary:

causing dejection

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

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

同义词:drab

补充

drearydreary英:[ˈdriəri] 美:[ˈdrɪri]adj.1.使人闷闷不乐或沮丧的; 阴沉的, 忧郁的2.令人厌烦的; 单调的; 枯燥的It was the dreariest job I had ever done.那是我所做过的最沉闷的工作。

例句

1. He gazed out of an office window on a wet and dreary day.他凝视着办公室窗外潮湿、阴郁的天色。 2. The rainy day drearied the football match.雨天使足球赛变得索然无味。 3. the dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep.工作、吃饭、想办法睡觉这样单调无味的循环。 4. His dreary voice sends me to sleep.听着他单调的声音令我睡着了。 5. "It was a gray, dreary morning."那是一个灰暗阴沉的早晨。 6. "She longed to leave her dreary [=gloomy, dismal] hometown."她渴望离开她那沉闷的家乡。 7. The family struggled through dreary economic times.一家人熬过了经济拮据的时期。 8. He spoke drearily of his meager job prospects.他沮丧地谈起他黯淡的工作前景。