dreary
adjective /ˈdrɪəri/
/ˈdrɪri/
(comparative drearier, superlative dreariest)
- that makes you feel sad; not bright or interesting
令人沮丧的；沉闷的；枯燥无味的 - a dreary winter’s day
阴沉的冬日 - a dreary film
枯燥无味的影片 - a long and dreary journey on the train
火车上漫长而乏味的旅程
Topics Feelingsc2- Lunch was a pretty dreary affair.
午餐是一件相当沉闷的事情。 - a dark and dreary February morning
一个黑暗而沉闷的二月早晨 - his dull and dreary life
他枯燥乏味的生活 - playing the same dreary old tune
弹奏同样沉闷的老调 - streets full of dreary little shops
满是沉闷的小店的街道 - The house looked grim and dreary in the faint damp rain.
在微弱潮湿的雨里，房子显得阴森而沉闷。
Collocations DictionaryDreary is used with these nouns:- morning
- room
- winter
- …
词源Old English drēorig ‘gory, cruel’, also ‘melancholy’, from drēor ‘gore’, of Germanic origin; related to German traurig ‘sorrowful’, also to drowsy, and probably to drizzle. - a dreary winter’s day