gloom

英 [ɡluːm]

美 [ɡluːm]

n.  忧郁; 愁闷; 无望; 幽暗; 黑暗; 昏暗
vt.  变黑; 变暗; 忧郁; 沮丧使变黑; 变暗; 使忧伤; 沮丧

复数：glooms　过去式：gloomed　过去分词：gloomed　现在分词：glooming　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5722 / COCA.9432

习惯用语

n.

doom and gloomgloom and doom
• 悲观失望；无望；前景暗淡
  a general feeling of having lost all hope, and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly)
• Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
  尽管明显受挫，但对英格兰队来说绝非胜利无望。
pile on the agony/gloom
• 使雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐
  to make an unpleasant situation worse
• Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.
  老板威胁要削减更多的员工，令情况更加恶化。

牛津词典

noun

• 忧郁；愁闷；无望
  a feeling of being sad and without hope
  1. The gloom deepened as the election results came in.
     选举结果陆续传来，失败的情绪越来越重。
• 幽暗；黑暗；昏暗
  almost total darkness
  1. We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom.
     我们注视着船只在越来越浓的暮色中返航。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 阴暗；昏暗
  The gloomis a state of near darkness.
  1. ...the gloom of a foggy November morning...
     11月份一个雾蒙蒙的早晨，天空昏暗阴沉
  2. I was peering about me in the gloom.
     我在暗处端详着自己。
• N-UNCOUNT 忧郁；愁闷；无望
  Gloomis a feeling of sadness and lack of hope.
  1. ...the deepening gloom over the economy.
     对经济的忧虑日益加重

英英释义

noun

• a feeling of melancholy apprehension
  Synonym:gloominesssombernesssombreness
• a state of partial or total darkness
  1. he struck a match to dispel the gloom
  Synonym:sombernesssombreness
• an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
  1. gloom pervaded the office
  Synonym:gloominessglumness

双语例句

• They could provide a ray of hope amid the general business and economic gloom
  在普遍的商业和经济低潮中，他们能带来一线希望。
• There was an air of gloom and despair hanging over us.
  一种忧郁和绝望的气氛笼罩着我们。
• With the gloom of the contraltos added, one could scarcely help shuddering.
  紧接着是忧郁的女低音，谁都禁不住直打寒战。
• He told me that in a doom and gloom of the day.
  他告诉我，在厄运和黑暗的一天。
• A squat pot-bellied figure bustled forward through the gloom.
  一位矮矮胖胖、大腹便便的人影从阴暗处奔了出来。
• It's about time you cast off that feeling of gloom and began to enjoy yourself.
  该是你摆脱忧愁的情绪，开始快活的时候了。
• In the gathering gloom it was difficult to see anything distinctly.
  在越来越暗的情况下，什么东西都看不清。
• I was peering about me in the gloom.
  我在暗处端详着自己。
• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.
  这份关于我们经济状况的报告，充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• 'I wish I did,' said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom
  “我要是那样做了就好了，”菲尔·乔丹说道，又像往常一样消沉起来。