dis·mal
adjective/ˈdɪzməl/
/ˈdɪzməl/
- causing or showing the feeling of being sad
忧郁的；凄凉的；惨淡的；阴沉的 - dismal conditions/surroundings/weather
悲惨的状况；凄凉的环境；阴沉的天气 - Christmas will be dismal without the children.
没有孩子们的圣诞节将会是沉闷的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc2- He watched the dismal faces of the players as they trudged back to the dressing room.
当球员们拖着沉重的脚步走回更衣室时，他看着他们阴沉的脸。 - The place mirrored his own dismal mood.
这个地方反映了他自己的忧郁心情。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
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- extremely
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- dismal conditions/surroundings/weather
- (informal) not successful; of very low quality
不成功的；差劲的；不怎么样的 - The singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs.
那歌手唱了几首老歌，唱得不怎么样。 - Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.
他们最近努力提高销售量，全是白费劲。 - Last year's results were fairly dismal.
去年的结果相当令人失望。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- The singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs.
Word Originlate Middle English: from earlier dismal (noun), denoting the two days in each month which in medieval times were believed to be unlucky, from Anglo-Norman French dis mal, from medieval Latin dies mali ‘evil days’.