dismally

英

美

adv.  沉闷地；阴暗地

BNC.20320 / COCA.29394

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 忧郁的;凄凉的;令人沮丧的
  Something that isdismalis bad in a sad or depressing way.
  1. ...Israel's dismal record in the Olympics...
     以色列在奥运会上让人沮丧的记录
  2. My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal...
     我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
  3. It was a dismal failure.
     这是个让人沮丧的失败。
• ADJ-GRADED (尤指外表)阴暗的，阴沉的，沉闷的
  Something that isdismalis sad and depressing, especially in appearance.
  1. The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal but the children's ward is really lively.
     医院的主体部分死气沉沉，但是儿科病房却充满生气。
  2. ...a dark dismal day with rain falling steadily...
     天空昏暗、阴雨绵绵的一天
  3. You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.
     不要终日陷在阴郁的思绪中。

英英释义

adv

• in a dreadful manner
  1. as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed
  Synonym:dreadfully
• in a cheerless manner
  1. in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future
  Synonym:drearily

双语例句

• She woke; while she WAS still misty and calling out dismally, and someone came knocking.
  她醒过来；当她仍是模里糊涂并且惨叫着的时候，有人敲门了。
• Most people who try to lose weight fail dismally.
  大多数想减肥的人都无比沮丧地失败了。
• I wish it was Christmas or New Year's all the time. Wouldn't it be fun? answered Jo, yawning dismally.
  “真希望每天不是圣诞节就是过新年，那该有多好呵”，乔一边回应着玫，一边郁闷地打着哈欠。
• In western Africa, progress towards adoption of contraception has been dismally slow.
  在非洲西部国家，避孕的进展令人沮丧、相当缓慢。
• He could see quite clearly how he had failed so dismally with Alicehow Tom had taken over so easily.
  他十分清楚自己如何在爱丽丝身上败得这么惨，而汤姆又是如何轻而易举便得到了她。
• Therefore, not to mention his clothes, which had seen three months'service in mire and dust, and his thick uncombed hair, the surface of his face and hands was dismally beclouded.
  因此，姑且不提他那满是泥巴和灰土已穿了三个月的一身衣服，还有他那厚厚的从不梳理的头发，就是他的脸和手也盖上一层黑。
• I'd venture a guess that he will fail dismally.
  我斗胆猜测他会败得很惨。
• It was very long, narrow, and dismally low, with pointed Gothic windows and a ceiling of oak.
  房间很长，很狭，暗沉沉，低压压，哥特式的尖窗子，橡木的天花板。
• With a population growing so fast and a government that performs so dismally in providing basic services, Africa's biggest oil producer may face a crisis unless drastic change occurs soon.
  随着尼日利亚人口飞速增长而其政府却在提供基础服务上不尽人意，这个非洲最大产油国如果不尽快进行改新革面，那么它可能会面临很大的危机。
• The dismally poor legislative and regulatory framework monitoring drug quality and sale in developing countries also allows counterfeiting to thrive.
  发展中国家监督药品质量和销售的立法和管理框架不良也让造价活动猖獗。