gloomy

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gloom·y /ˈɡluːmi/ (comparativecomp gloomier, superlativesupl gloomiest) adjectiveadj

1 SAD/UNHAPPYmaking you feel that things will not improve 令人沮丧的，令人扫兴的 SYN depressing OPP bright

The report paints a gloomy picture of the economy.

这篇报告描绘了一幅惨淡的经济现状。

2 SAD/UNHAPPYsad because you think the situation will not improve 阴郁的，沮丧的 SYN depressed OPP cheerful

Anne dismissed these gloomy thoughts from her mind.

安妮抛开了心里这些沮丧的念头。

► see thesaurus at sad

3 DARKdark, especially in a way that makes you feel sad 阴暗的，幽暗的 OPP bright

It was a gloomy room with one small window.

房间里阴森森的，只有一扇小窗。

► see thesaurus at dark

—gloomily adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

gloomy• The story is not entirely gloomy.• A year ago it seemed that a peace treaty looked possible, but now the outlook is much gloomier.• Most political analysts are gloomy about the country's future.• The bar was gloomy and smelled of stale cigar smoke.• He looks somewhat gloomy and withdrawn.• Victor is at a dark little table in a gloomy corner.• Sitting on the terrace or in gloomy corridors to hide their shame.• a gloomy economic forecast• Then, to our left, the outline of a tree rose out of the gloomy fog surrounding it.• The world's largest chip maker gave a gloomy forecast for the first quarter.• Professor Vardell was a gloomy man who never smiled.• But even the gloomier numbers do not portray the scope for disaster.• I never liked visiting Dr Allen in his gloomy old study.• This latest survey presents a gloomy picture of the Russian economy.• Domestic economic factors further complicated this gloomy picture.• Evidence that the world's population is increasing faster than ever implies a gloomy prospect for humanity: starvation.

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