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词汇 dismal
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dismal

adjective
/ˈdɪzməl/
/ˈdɪzməl/
  1. causing or showing the feeling of being sad忧郁的;凄凉的;惨淡的;阴沉的 synonym gloomy, miserable
    • 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。
    • 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。
    Topics Weatherc2
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
  2. (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。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
  3. 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’.
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