gloomy

1. ADJ If a place is gloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well. 昏暗的

Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine. 明媚的陽光過後，裡麪一片昏暗。

2. ADJ If people are gloomy, they are unhappy and have no hope. 憂傷的

Miller is gloomy about the fate of the serious playwright in America. 米勒對這位嚴肅的美國劇作家的命運感到憂傷。

3. gloomilyADV 憂傷地[ADV with v]

He tells me gloomily that he has been called up for army service. 他沮喪地告訴我他已經(jīng)被征召入伍了。

4. ADJ If a situation is gloomy, it does not give you much hope of success or happiness. 前景暗淡的

...a gloomy picture of an economy sliding into recession. …經(jīng)濟陷入衰退的一幅暗淡景象。

Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy. 官員們稱來年前景暗淡。