1 ADJ-GRADED 使人忧郁的;令人忧伤的 You describe something that you see or hear as melancholy when it gives you an intense feeling of sadness. 使人忧郁的;令人忧伤的
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...a painter of haunting melancholy canvases.
一位画作中饱含挥之不去的忧伤情绪的画家
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The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sheep.
只听得见远处羊群的哀鸣。
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The songs start soft and melancholy.
歌声轻柔而忧伤地响起。
2 N-UNCOUNT (习惯性或气质上的)忧郁,忧伤 Melancholy is an intense feeling of sadness which lasts for a long time and which strongly affects your behaviour and attitudes. (习惯性或气质上的)忧郁,忧伤 [literary]
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I was deeply aware of his melancholy as he stood among the mourners.
当他站在致哀的人群中时,我深深地体会到了他的忧伤。
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The general watched the process with an air of melancholy.
将军神情忧郁地望着队列经过。
SYN sadness, depression, misery, gloom
3 ADJ-GRADED 忧郁的;悲伤的 If someone feels or looks melancholy, they feel or look very sad. 忧郁的;悲伤的 [literary]
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It was in these hours of the late afternoon that Tom Mulligan felt most melancholy.
傍晚这几个小时里,汤姆·马利根最为抑郁。
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He fixed me with those luminous, empty eyes and his melancholy smile.
他笑容忧郁地凝视着我,闪亮的眼睛里空无一物。
SYN sad, down, depressed, unhappy
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