gloomy

adj.

1. 黑暗的；阴暗的；幽暗的
   nearly dark, or badly lit in a way that makes you feel sad
   1. a gloomy room/atmosphere
      昏暗的房间；阴沉沉的气氛
   2. It was a wet and gloomy day.
      那一日阴天下雨沉闷无聊。
2. 忧郁的；沮丧的；无望的
   sad and without hope
   1. a gloomy expression
      沮丧的表情
   2. We sat in gloomy silence.
      我们郁郁不乐默不作声地坐着。
3. 前景黯淡的；悲观的
   without much hope of success or happiness in the future
   1. a gloomy picture of the country's economic future
      该国经济前景的黯淡景象
   2. Suddenly, the future didn't look so gloomy after all.
      突然感到前途似乎并非如此黯淡。

1. ADJ-GRADED 昏暗的；幽暗的
   If a place is gloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well.
   1. Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine...
      尽管阳光明媚，里面依然暗淡无光。
   2. ...this huge gloomy church.
      这座昏暗的大教堂
2. ADJ-GRADED 忧伤的；沮丧的；无望的
   If people are gloomy, they are unhappy and have no hope.
   1. 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。
3. ADJ-GRADED 前景黯淡的；悲观的
   If a situation is gloomy, it does not give you much hope of success or happiness.
   1. ...a gloomy picture of an economy sliding into recession...
      经济陷入萧条的惨淡景象
   2. Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy.
      官员们表示来年前景黯淡。

1. Some good might come of all this gloomy business
   生意不景气也未必全是坏事。
2. The next day dawned sombre and gloomy.
   第二天拂晓时，天色阴沉昏暗。
3. Margaret Atwood's novel depicts a gloomy, futuristic America
   玛格丽特·阿特伍德的小说描述了一个黑暗无望的未来美国。
4. They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
   他们发现他情绪低落，无精打采。
5. Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine
   尽管阳光明媚，里面依然暗淡无光。
6. 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。
7. Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy.
   官员们表示来年前景黯淡。
8. As for her engagement with Adam, I would say the portents are gloomy.
   至于她和亚当的婚约，我看兆头不妙。
9. The country is currently obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.
   该国现在正弥漫着对未来的悲观预测。
10. We sat about in the gloomy airport lounge.
    我们百无聊赖地坐在阴暗的候机大厅里。
11. The weather is gloomy.
    天色阴郁。
12. When I saw their gloomy faces, I knew something was wrong.
    当我看到他们沮丧的脸时，我知道出事了。
13. The little boy sat in a gloomy corner.
    小男孩坐在一个阴暗的角落。
14. The gloomy skies and the sulphurous odors from the mineral springs seemed to bode evil to those who settled in the area.
    阴暗的天空，矿泉中的硫黄味，这一切对这里的居民来说似乎预示着灾难降临。
15. The gloomy expressions on their faces disappeared at the good news.
    喜讯传来，人们脸上的愁云消散了。
16. It was a gloomy day.
    天色惨淡。
17. He was haunted with gloomy thoughts.
    他忧思萦怀。
18. The sky was dark and gloomy.
    天色阴黑。
19. They were gloomy at the thought of what they had to face.
    他们一想到不得不面对的事实就感到沮丧。
20. Her gloomy mood soon infected other students in the class.
    她低沉的情绪很快传染给了班上其他同学。
21. A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
    几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。
22. Soon after I cited the gloomy conclusion of this report, one bright spot appeared.
    当时我引用了这篇报告的悲观结论，但不久之后便有亮点显现。
23. I asked why she was nun no more and she said it was too gloomy.
    我问她为什么不再做修女了，她说因为那些日子过得太阴郁了。
24. I'm haunted with gloomy thoughts and sad memories.
    我常为悲观的思想和悲痛的追念所困扰。
25. This may be too gloomy.
    这可能过于悲观了。
26. He noticed cold and even gloomy faces.
    他注意到了那些冰冷甚至阴郁的面孔。
27. This seems too gloomy.
    这似乎太过悲观了。
28. Perhaps our living room is a bit gloomy for you.
    也许我们的客厅对你来说有点阴暗。
29. A gloomy day dawned on the city.
    这座城市开始了阴沉的一天。
30. I feel a little bit gloomy, I do not have self's blood tested right away?
    我觉得有点郁闷了，我不就验血吗？

  gloomy cheerless depressing【导航词义：阴郁的】

  gloomy adj. 阴郁的；阴暗的

〔辨析〕指人因认为情况不会好转而感到沮丧的，也指天气、房间等阴森森的。

  cheerless adj. 沉闷的，阴郁的

〔辨析〕指天气、地方、时期等令人不快乐的。

  depressing adj. 令人沮丧的

〔辨析〕指令人感到非常抑郁及忧愁的。

adj

1. depressingly dark
   1. the gloomy forest
   2. the glooming interior of an old inn
   3. `gloomful' is archaic

   Synonym:    gloominggloomfulsulky

2. causing dejection
   1. a blue day
   2. the dark days of the war
   3. a week of rainy depressing weather
   4. a disconsolate winter landscape
   5. the first dismal dispiriting days of November
   6. a dark gloomy day
   7. grim rainy weather

   Synonym:    bluedarkdingydisconsolatedismalgrimsorrydrabdreardreary

3. filled with melancholy and despondency
   1. gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
   2. gloomy predictions
   3. a gloomy silence
   4. took a grim view of the economy
   5. the darkening mood
   6. lonely and blue in a strange city
   7. depressed by the loss of his job
   8. a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
   9. downcast after his defeat
   10. feeling discouraged and downhearted

   Synonym:    grimbluedepresseddispiriteddown(p)downcastdownhearteddown in the mouthlowlow-spirited