gloomy /ˈɡluːmɪ/ star2 CET4 TEM4 (gloomier,gloomiest)

• 1.  

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

  例：

  Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine.

  明媚的阳光过后，里面一片昏暗。

• 2.  

  ADJ（形容词） If people are gloomy, they are unhappy and have no hope. 忧伤的

  例：

  Miller is gloomy about the fate of the serious playwright in America.

  米勒对这位严肃的美国剧作家的命运感到忧伤。

• 3.  

  ADV（副词） gloomily 忧伤地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  He tells me gloomily that he has been called up for army service.

  他沮丧地告诉我他已经被征召入伍了。

• 4.  

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

  例：

  ...a gloomy picture of an economy sliding into recession.

  …经济陷入衰退的一幅暗淡景象。