The hospital is pretty dismal.那家医院相当沉闷。

a dark dismal day黑暗阴沉的一天

You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.你不能一天到晚脑子里都是郁闷的想法。

a child with a dismal academic record一个学习成绩差劲的孩子

Israel's dismal record in the Olympics以色列选手在奥运会上的糟糕表现

My prospects of finding a job are dismal.我找到工作的希望很渺茫。

His first attempt was a dismal failure.他的首次尝试是个令人沮丧的失败。

The food was pretty dismal.食物相当粗陋。