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cheerless

英 [ˈtʃɪələs]

美 [ˈtʃɪrləs]

adj.  阴冷的; 阴暗的; 阴郁的

BNC.32779 / COCA.29952

同义词辨析

gloomycheerlessdepressing【导航词义:阴郁的】

gloomyadj. 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。
〔例证〕
a gloomy day/house/person
阴天/阴森森的房子/忧郁的人
I can tell by his gloomy face that the situation is bad.
从他阴郁的脸上我能看出情况不妙。
cheerlessadj. 沉闷的,阴郁的
〔辨析〕
指天气、地方、时期等令人不快乐的。
〔例证〕
a cheerless day/place
沉闷的一天/阴郁的场所
It is cold and cheerless in the yard with no one there.
院子里冷冷清清,一个人也没有。
depressingadj. 令人沮丧的
〔辨析〕
指令人感到非常抑郁及忧愁的。
〔例证〕
The journey was depressing.
旅途令人沮丧。
The economic situation there is depressing.
那里的经济形势令人郁闷。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 阴冷的;阴暗的;阴郁的
      without warmth or colour so it makes you feel depressed
      1. a dark and cheerless room
        黑暗阴森的房间

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED (地方或天气)沉闷的,令人不快的
      Cheerlessplaces or weather are dull and depressing.
      1. The kitchen was dank and cheerless.
        厨房既潮湿又阴暗。
      2. ...a bleak, cheerless day.
        阴冷、惨淡的一天

    英英释义

    adj

    • causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
      1. the economic outlook is depressing
      2. something cheerless about the room
      3. a moody and uncheerful person
      4. an uncheerful place
      Synonym:depressinguncheerful

    双语例句

    • Breakfast will be a cheerless affair for the Prime Minister this morning.
      今天的早餐会让首相感觉全然无味。
    • Collins found a cigarette, brought his lighter to it and paced nervously around the small, cheerless room.
      柯林斯取出一支香烟,用打火机把烟点着,心神不定地在这间凄凉的小屋里踱来踱去。
    • It afforded her a little relief, of a dull and cheerless kind.
      这使她感到几分宽慰,不过这是一种索然无味而又凄然的宽慰罢了。
    • As a new comer, frankly, it's a little bit cold and cheerless here.
      作为一个新来的人,坦白说我觉得这里有点冷漠无趣。
    • Something cheerless about the room; a moody and uncheerful person; an uncheerful place.
      这个房间有些令人不快的东西;一个忧郁、不快乐的人;令人郁闷的地方。
    • Application of Continuous Shift Arrangement and Responsibility-bound Grouping in Nursing Management The night-to-night duties can be hard and cheerless.
      连续性排班结合责任制分组在护理管理中的应用连续不断地上夜班是辛苦而乏味的。
    • It was a very dubious-looking, nay a very dark and dismal night, bitingly cold and cheerless.
      这是一个非常朦胧的、且非常黑暗而阴沉的夜晚,天气冷彻肌肤,了无生趣。
    • A starless sky with a solitary moon would be dull and cheerless, why not let there be a moonlit night resplendent with twinkling stars?
      只有一颗月亮而没有星星点缀的夜空将是单调无趣的,何不让它成为一个月光照耀、星光闪烁的美好夜晚呢?
    • Cheerless is the day, the light under frowning clouds is like a punished child with traces of tears on its pale cheeks, and the cry of the wind is like the cry of a wounded world.
      这一天是不快活的。光在蹙额的云下,如一个被责打的儿童,灰白的脸上留着泪痕;风又号叫着,似一个受伤的世界的哭声。
    • The layout of the cottage was identical with that of Lucy's, but the atmosphere was different: this place was bare, cheerless and none too clean.
      室内布置与露西家雷同,但气氛却大有差异:空荡荡,缺乏生气,而且很脏。