gloom
noun /ɡluːm/
/ɡluːm/
Idioms - [uncountable, singular] a feeling of being sad and without hope
忧郁；愁闷；无望 - The gloom deepened as the election results came in.
选举结果陆续传来，失落的情绪越来越重。 - He remained sunk in gloom for several days.
几天来，他一直沉浸在忧郁之中。 - An air of gloom and despondency settled over the household.
悲观失望的气氛笼罩着一家人。
Topics Feelingsc1- He was sunk in deep gloom at the prospect of being alone.
一想到将要独自一人待着，他就陷入了深深的沮丧之中。 - I sank into gloom and depression.
我陷入悲伤郁闷之中。 - Rumours of his ill health cast gloom over the celebrations.
他身体状况不佳的传言使庆祝活动蒙上了阴影。 - She felt gloom descend on her shoulders.
她感到愁云压顶。 - She was in a deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky.
里基连张明信片也没寄来，她感到很沮丧。 - The nation was deep in gloom.
整个国家陷入了深深的悲伤之中。 - The news filled me with gloom.
这一消息使我很忧郁。 - There is a general gloom about the farming industry.
对农业存在着普遍的担忧。 - When the gloom finally lifts, the pessimists will be surprised at how much has been going right.
低迷气氛最终消失以后，悲观主义者会惊奇地发现好多事一直都在正常地进行。 - efforts to dispel their gloom
驱散他们心头阴霾的努力 - the darkest feelings of gloom and despondency
极度的忧郁绝望 - the general economic gloom
总体经济不景气
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- general
- economic
- …
- be filled with
- be sunk in
- sink into
- …
- deepen
- descend
- lift
- …
- in gloom
- gloom about
- doom and gloom
- gloom and despondency
- The gloom deepened as the election results came in.
- [uncountable] (literary) almost total darkness
幽暗；黑暗；昏暗 - We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom.
我们注视着船只在越来越浓的暮色中返航。 - Caroline peered into the gloom of the hallway.
卡罗琳凝视着昏暗的走廊。
- He peered into the gathering gloom.
他凝视着渐浓的暮色。 - She could see the house faintly through the gloom.
暮色中她能隐约看到那所房子。 - She watched him disappear into the gloom.
她看着他慢慢消失在黑暗中。 - Slowly, my eyes became accustomed to the gloom.
慢慢地，我的眼睛习惯了黑暗。 - The fog looked ominous in the evening gloom.
夜色中的雾气看上去有一种不祥的征兆。 - The sound of distant police whistles pierced the gloom.
远处的警笛声穿透了黑暗。 - The sun went in and the house was again shrouded in gloom.
太阳躲进了云层，屋里又暗了下来。 - The tram rattled off into the gloom.
电车吱吱嘎嘎地驶入黑暗中。 - Two figures materialized out of the gloom.
两个人影突然从黑暗中走了出来。 - We lost sight of them in the gloom.
黑暗中我们看不见他们了。 - We sat and watched as the gloom descended.
我们坐在那里看夜色慢慢降临。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- deepening
- descending
- …
- penetrate
- pierce
- adjust to
- …
- deepen
- descend
- in the gloom
- into the gloom
- out of the gloom
- …
- We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom.
词源late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin.
Idioms
doom and gloom | gloom and doom
- a general feeling of having lost all hope, and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly)
悲观失望；无望；前景暗淡 - Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
尽管明显受挫，但对英格兰队来说绝非胜利无望。
More Like This Rhyming pairs in idiomsRhyming pairs in idioms- doom and gloom
- fair and square
- high and dry
- huff and puff
- name and shame
- slice and dice
- thrills and spills
- wear and tear
- wheel and deal
- wine and dine
- Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
pile on the agony/gloom
- (especially British English, informal) to make an unpleasant situation worse
使雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐 - Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.
老板威胁要削减更多的职位，令情况更加恶化。
- Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.