dreary /ˈdriri/ adjective drearier; dreariest
drearier; dreariest
Learner's definition of DREARY
[or more dreary; most dreary]
: causing unhappiness or sad feelings : not warm, cheerful, etc.沉闷的；阴郁的；令人沮丧的 -
It was a gray, dreary morning.那是一个灰暗阴沉的早晨。
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She longed to leave her dreary [=gloomy, dismal] hometown.她渴望离开她那沉闷的家乡。
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The family struggled through dreary economic times.一家人熬过了经济拮据的时期。
— drearily
/ˈdrirəli/ adverb [more drearily; most drearily]
— dreariness
noun [noncount]