gloomy

单词辨析:

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。

〔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。

cheerless adj. 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。

depressing adj. 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。

相关例句:

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。

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。

The sky was dark and gloomy.

天色阴黑。

The little boy sat in a gloomy corner.

小男孩坐在一个阴暗的角落。

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。

He noticed cold and even gloomy faces.

他注意到了那些冰冷甚至阴郁的面孔。