dismal meaning in English
adj.
1.阴郁的,惨淡的,凄凉的;忧郁的,(叫声等)凄惨的。
2.沉闷的,无趣的。
3.〔废语〕可怕的。
短语和例子
n.
1.〔美南部〕沼地。
2.〔the dismals〕 〔口语〕忧郁。
adv.
-ly
Examples
- The picture for africa is even more dismal .
非洲的情况更令人沮丧。 - The land is in a dismal condition .
那片土地是一片阴郁惨淡的景象。 - The dismal wind was muttering round the house .
屋外阴风飒飒。 - I lived two years in this dismal condition .
在这种悲惨的环境里我过了两年。 - Her speech continued in the same dismal strain .
她以悲伤的语调接着往下说。