dismal
adjective /ˈdɪzməl/
/ˈdɪzməl/
- causing or showing the feeling of being sad
synonym gloomy, miserable忧郁的;凄凉的;惨淡的;阴沉的 - dismal conditions/surroundings/weather
悲惨的状况;凄凉的环境;阴沉的天气 - Christmas will be dismal without the children.
没有孩子们,圣诞节将是令人沮丧的。
Topics Weatherc2- He watched the dismal faces of the players as they trudged back to the dressing room.
当球员们艰难地走回更衣室时,他看着他们阴沉的脸。 - The place mirrored his own dismal mood.
这个地方反映了他自己的沮丧情绪。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- dismal conditions/surroundings/weather
- (informal) not successful; of very low quality
不熟练的;差劲的;不怎么样的 - The singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs.
那歌手唱了几首老歌,唱得也不怎么样。 - Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.
他们最近努力提高销售量,全是白费劲。 - Last year's results were fairly dismal.
去年的结果相当令人失望。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- The singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs.
词源late Middle English: from earlier dismal (noun), denoting the two days in each month which in medieval times were believed to be unlucky, from Anglo-Norman French dis mal, from medieval Latin dies mali ‘evil days’.