dismal

英 [ˈdɪzməl]

美 [ˈdɪzməl]

adj.  忧郁的; 凄凉的; 惨淡的; 阴沉的; 不熟练的; 差劲的; 不怎么样的

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Collins.1 / BNC.9538 / COCA.9459

牛津词典

adj.

• 忧郁的；凄凉的；惨淡的；阴沉的
  causing or showing sadness
  1. dismal conditions/surroundings/weather
     悲惨的状况；凄凉的环境；阴沉的天气
• 不熟练的；差劲的；不怎么样的
  not skilful or successful; of very low quality
  1. The singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs.
     那歌手唱了几首老歌，唱得不怎么样。
  2. Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure .
     他们最近努力想提高销售量，全是白费劲。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 忧郁的;凄凉的;令人沮丧的
  Something that isdismalis bad in a sad or depressing way.
  1. ...Israel's dismal record in the Olympics...
     以色列在奥运会上让人沮丧的记录
  2. My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal...
     我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
  3. It was a dismal failure.
     这是个让人沮丧的失败。
• ADJ-GRADED (尤指外表)阴暗的，阴沉的，沉闷的
  Something that isdismalis sad and depressing, especially in appearance.
  1. The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal but the children's ward is really lively.
     医院的主体部分死气沉沉，但是儿科病房却充满生气。
  2. ...a dark dismal day with rain falling steadily...
     天空昏暗、阴雨绵绵的一天
  3. You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.
     不要终日陷在阴郁的思绪中。

英英释义

adj

• 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:bluedarkdingydisconsolategloomygrimsorrydrabdreardreary

双语例句

• 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。
• This gave currency markets some reason for optimism Friday, despite the release of a dismal January employment report.
  尽管一月份就业报告令人沮丧，但，这一消息给上周五货币市场带来乐观。
• It was a dismal winter night. a pale moon hung low in the sky.
  这是一个阴郁的冬夜，苍白的月亮挂在天边。
• It was a dismal failure.
  这是个让人沮丧的失败。
• My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal
  我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
• It is the cars and carmakers themselves and the dismal performance of their executives that have undermined confidence.
  挫伤消费者信心的是汽车和汽车制造商自己及其高管的糟糕表现。
• The dismal weather hung on for days.
  阴沉的天气持续了数日。
• I'm rather keen to go on holiday in February because I think it's a very dismal, depressing month.
  我很想2月份去度假，因为我觉得那是一个非常阴沉惨淡、令人抑郁的月份。
• Africa will be the highlight of an otherwise dismal year.
  非洲将是这异常凄凉的一年里的亮点。
• A miserable or depressing place or situation. I lived two years in this dismal condition.
  在这种悲惨的环境里我过了两年。