单词 | sombre |
释义 | sombreWord family adverbsombrelynounsombrenessadjectivesombresombrous Colourssom·bre British EnglishBrE, somber American English /ˈsɒmbə $ ˈsɑːmbər/ adjectiveadj 1 SERIOUS PERSONsad and serious 忧郁的,沮丧的 SYN grave They sat in sombre silence. 他们闷闷不乐地坐着,一声不吭。 We were all in a somber mood that night. 那天晚上我们所有人都心情沉重。 a sombre expression 忧郁的表情 on the sombre occasion of his mother’s funeral ► see thesaurus at serious 在他母亲葬礼的那种严肃场合 2 CCCOLOUR/COLORdark and without any bright colours 昏暗的,阴沉的,暗淡的 a sombre grey suit 暗色调的灰色套装 —sombrely adverbadv —sombreness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus sombre• The sun was shining brightly, but the mood was sombre.• The procession was one of sombre colours, khaki and air force blue predominating.• If the outcome of this sombre, lovingly detailed film is unsurprising, its emotional power is undeniable.• In the Allegretto the music begins in the sombre low register and gradually rises through the octaves.• In the sombre main chamber where most of his days were spent, there was no decoration, no contrasting texture.• In sombre silence, wearing black ties, the Calvinist elders walk between the unusually-full pews. |
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