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gloomy adj.阴暗的；忧闷的；前景黯淡的 (1) 我一个人在那所阴暗的房子心里就发毛。(2) 有几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。(3) 她的微笑给沉闷的办公室带来生气。(4) 他愁眉苦脸。(5) 她总是那样情绪低沉。(6) 关于经济前景暗淡的预测导致股票价格大跌。(7) 那位大学毕业生感到前途黯淡。 Have you ever been called a Gloomy Gus? If so, you must have been acting depressed or sulky. But you aren't the first to be called that — after all, Gloomy Gus was a comic book character who first appeared in 1904. By the 1940s, this nickname caught on, describing — and possibly adding to the misery — of those who are less happy-seeming than the people around them.

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英 ['ɡluːmi] 美 ['ɡluːmi] (1) Being alone in that gloomy house gave me the willies.(2) A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.(3) Her smile is a breath of fresh air in this gloomy office.(4) There is a gloomy, overcast expression on his face.(5) She is always in that gloomy mood.(6) Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast.(7) The college graduate feels gloomy about his future. Gloomy means "dark and dreary." A cloudy day, a sad song about lost love, your downbeat mood after your team loses a big game — all of these can be called gloomy. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]昏暗的；幽暗的 If a place is gloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well. Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine...尽管阳光明媚，里面依然暗淡无光。...this huge gloomy church.这座昏暗的大教堂2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]忧伤的；沮丧的；无望的 If people are gloomy, they are unhappy and have no hope. Miller is gloomy about the fate of the serious playwright in America.米勒对这位严肃剧作家在美国的命运颇为忧虑。gloomilyHe tells me gloomily that he has been called up for army service.他伤感地告诉我他已经被征召入伍了。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]前景黯淡的；悲观的 If a situation is gloomy, it does not give you much hope of success or happiness. ...a gloomy picture of an economy sliding into recession...经济陷入萧条的惨淡景象Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy.官员们表示来年前景黯淡。

英语单词	gloomy
英美音标	英 ['ɡluːmi] 美 ['ɡluːmi]
中文释义	adj.阴暗的；忧闷的；前景黯淡的
英语例句	(1) Being alone in that gloomy house gave me the willies. (2) A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon. (3) Her smile is a breath of fresh air in this gloomy office. (4) There is a gloomy, overcast expression on his face. (5) She is always in that gloomy mood. (6) Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast. (7) The college graduate feels gloomy about his future.
中文例句	(1) 我一个人在那所阴暗的房子心里就发毛。 (2) 有几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。 (3) 她的微笑给沉闷的办公室带来生气。 (4) 他愁眉苦脸。 (5) 她总是那样情绪低沉。 (6) 关于经济前景暗淡的预测导致股票价格大跌。 (7) 那位大学毕业生感到前途黯淡。
vocabulary简明	Gloomy means "dark and dreary." A cloudy day, a sad song about lost love, your downbeat mood after your team loses a big game — all of these can be called gloomy.
vocabulary扩展	Have you ever been called a Gloomy Gus? If so, you must have been acting depressed or sulky. But you aren't the first to be called that — after all, Gloomy Gus was a comic book character who first appeared in 1904. By the 1940s, this nickname caught on, describing — and possibly adding to the misery — of those who are less happy-seeming than the people around them.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]昏暗的；幽暗的 If a place is gloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well. Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine... 尽管阳光明媚，里面依然暗淡无光。 ...this huge gloomy church. 这座昏暗的大教堂 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]忧伤的；沮丧的；无望的 If people are gloomy, they are unhappy and have no hope. Miller is gloomy about the fate of the serious playwright in America. 米勒对这位严肃剧作家在美国的命运颇为忧虑。 gloomily He tells me gloomily that he has been called up for army service. 他伤感地告诉我他已经被征召入伍了。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]前景黯淡的；悲观的 If a situation is gloomy, it does not give you much hope of success or happiness. ...a gloomy picture of an economy sliding into recession... 经济陷入萧条的惨淡景象 Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy. 官员们表示来年前景黯淡。

Gloomy Called Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 People Gloomily 英 ɡluːmi] 美