somber

英 ['sɒmbə(r)]

美 ['sɑmbər]

“sombre”的变体

GRETEM8

COCA.9562

英英释义

adj

• grave or even gloomy in character
  1. solemn and mournful music
  2. a suit of somber black
  3. a somber mood
  Synonym:sombremelancholy
• lacking brightness or color
  1. drab faded curtains
  2. sober Puritan grey
  3. children in somber brown clothes
  Synonym:drabsobersombre

双语例句

• That was a somber January day.
  那是一个阴沈的正月天。
• But occasionally there are somber reminders that children are not always welcomed and blessed.
  可是，有时小孩子也不一定受人欢迎和得到祝福。
• His expression was somber as he listened to the report of the accident.
  他听着关于事故的报告时，脸部表情严峻。
• Herzog's somber face brightened.
  赫索格严肃的脸上露出了笑容。
• Grandpa looked at his grandson, saw the somber look on his face and felt the little boy's envy.
  爷爷看着他的孙子，看到他一脸的闷闷不乐，感觉到了小男孩内心的艳羡之情。
• There, in the somber light.
  在那儿，在昏暗的光线里。
• He was sad, and his thought about future was very somber.
  他十分悲伤，他觉得未来非常阴暗。
• As part of the somber ceremony, President Bush is visiting both areas today.
  期间，布什总统访问了受灾的两个地区。
• It was a day of silence and somber speeches in New Orleans two years after Hurricane Katrina struck.
  今天是新奥尔良遭遇卡特里娜飓风袭击两周年的日子，民众们默哀并聆听了悼念演说。
• But although somber, pessimistic people might seem smarter, research shows that happiness and intelligence are essentially unrelated.
  可是，虽然一些严肃、悲观的人们可能看上去更聪明一些，研究表明快乐和智商基本无关。