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Gloom Sad ɡluːm Feel People Feeling Hope Noun

The word "gloom" refers to a state of darkness or a feeling of sadness and lack of hope. It can describe a dimly lit environment or a mood of despair.

The word "gloom" refers to a state of darkness or a feeling of sadness and lack of hope. It can describe a dimly lit environment or a mood of despair.

word gloom
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/glu͟ːm/
1
[N-SING 单数名词]阴暗;昏暗 The gloom is a state of near darkness.
  [the N]
  • ...the gloom of a foggy November morning...

    11月份一个雾蒙蒙的早晨,天空昏暗阴沉

  • I was peering about me in the gloom.

    我在暗处端详着自己。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]忧郁;愁闷;无望 Gloom is a feeling of sadness and lack of hope.
  [also a N]
  • ...the deepening gloom over the economy.

    对经济的忧虑日益加重


Oxford gloom / ɡluːm ; NAmE ɡluːm / noun 1 [uncountable ,  singular ] a feeling of being sad and without hope 忧郁;愁闷;无望 SYN
depression
◆ 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。
2 [uncountable ] ( literary) almost total darkness 幽暗;黑暗;昏暗 ◆ We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom. 我们注视着船只在朦胧暮色中返航。 IDIOMsee
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gloom glooms gloomed glooming
gloom / ɡluːm ; NAmE ɡluːm /
LDC
gloomgloom /ɡluːm/ ●○○ noun [singular, uncountable]
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1literary almost complete darkness:  He peered into the gathering (=increasing) gloom.2a feeling of great sadness and lack of hope:  a time of high unemployment and economic gloom → doom and gloom
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COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsbe filled with gloom· She was filled with gloom as she looked around the place.be sunk in gloom (=feel very sad and hopeless)· She made several attempts at conversation but the boy was sunk in gloom.cast (a) gloom over something (=make people feel sad)· His ill health had cast a gloom over the Christmas holidays.dispel/lift the gloom (=make people feel less sad)· Now for some good news to dispel the gloom.gloom deepens (=people feel more sad)· The party's gloom deepened as the election results came in.gloom lifts (=people stop feeling sad)· Germany's gloom lifted when Stallkamp scored a goal.phrasesdoom and gloom (=when there seems no hope)· The picture is not all doom and gloom - some tourist areas are still drawing in the crowds.adjectiveseconomic gloom· It was a year of economic gloom for the car industry.deep gloom· There was deep gloom about the future.a general gloom (=when many people feel there is not much hope)· Amid the general gloom, there are some positive signs.
WDF

gloom

[glu:m]

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NOUN15227
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Spoken:

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黑暗(45%),忧郁(32%),阴暗(23%)
n.昏暗;阴暗

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