英语单词 | gloom |
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英美音标 | 英 [ɡluːm] 美 [ɡluːm] |
中文释义 | n.黑暗;阴暗;忧郁 v.(使)变黑;(使)变忧郁 |
英语例句 | (1) My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the gloom. (2) In the gloom I could only just discern the outline of a building. (3) He walked through the gloom of the thick forest. (4) The crimes committed there invested the place with an air of mystery and gloom. (5) The news of army's defeat cast a gloom over the town. (6) Don't let defeat fill you with gloom. (7) Poets were often visited by fits of gloom. |
中文例句 | (1) 我的眼睛对黑暗慢慢适应了。 (2) 在黑暗中我只能依稀分辨出一座建筑物的轮廓来。 (3) 他穿过茂密阴暗的森林。 (4) 在那里发生罪案后,该地笼罩上一种阴森诡秘的气氛。 (5) 军队败北的消息给小城蒙上了一层忧郁。 (6) 别让失败使你灰心丧气。 (7) 诗人常有一阵阵忧郁。 |
vocabulary简明 | Gloom is a hazy darkness or dimness. The gloom of a moonless autumn evening is perfect for trick-or-treating, but not so perfect for sizing up your candy stash. |
vocabulary扩展 | It might make you nervous to walk in the gloom of your friend's rural neighborhood at night if you're used to well-lit city streets. And while gloom perfectly describes the near-dark of dusk or a foggy evening, it can also describe a dark, dismal mood. Your brother's gloom when his favorite basketball team loses in the playoffs will only deepen if your favorite team wins the tournament. Gloom is a Scottish word, originally meaning "a sullen look." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-SING 单数名词]阴暗;昏暗 The gloom is a state of near darkness. [
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
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