dismal
美 [?d?zm?l]
英 [?d?zm(?)l] 
- n.〈口〉憂郁;〈美〉沼地
- adj.憂郁的;凄涼的;慘淡的;陰沉的
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)陰郁的;陰暗的;沉悶的
反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 憂郁的;凄涼的;慘淡的;陰沉的causing or showing sadness |
| dismal conditions/surroundings/weather 悲慘的狀況;凄涼的環(huán)境;陰沉的天氣 |
2. |
不熟練的;差勁的;不怎么樣的not skilful or successful; of very low quality |
| The singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs. 那歌手唱了幾首老歌,唱得也不怎么樣。 |
| Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure . 他們最近努力提高銷售量,全是白費(fèi)勁。 |
英漢解釋
adj. | 1. 陰郁的,慘淡的,凄涼的;憂郁的,(叫聲等)凄慘的 |
n. | |
英英解釋
例句
Michigan, its fate yoked to that of carmakers, must observe its own dismal calendar.
而密歇根的命運(yùn)和汽車制造商綁在了一起,它的蕭條有自己的時(shí)間表。
It was the least I could do for this perfect stranger, who had brought me out of a dismal time with a mere flash of a smile.
這是我僅能為這個(gè)完美陌生人所做的了,就是她的一抹微笑讓我走出了陰暗的時(shí)光。
Japanese stocks are back in vogue, at least for now, despite lingering worries over dismal economic prospects and the strong yen.
日本股市重新受到歡迎,至少目前是如此,盡管對(duì)黯淡經(jīng)濟(jì)前景和日?qǐng)A走強(qiáng)的擔(dān)憂依然存在。
Those that did not lay off any lawyers have frozen hiring and squeezed more work out of their staff. So morale is dismal at many firms.
那些沒有裁掉任何律師的公司停止了招聘,并想從員工身上榨取更多的勞動(dòng),因此很多公司士氣低迷。
As Mr Diamond arrived at the slopes, back in London Mervyn King was spelling out some dismal economic truths.
當(dāng)戴蒙德抵達(dá)達(dá)沃斯的時(shí)候,英國(guó)央行(BoE)行長(zhǎng)默文?金(MervynKing)正在倫敦闡述一些黯淡的經(jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)實(shí)。
She listened to its dismal threnody , tapping her teeth with her red pencil and watching rivulets snaking down the windowpanes.
她一邊諦聽著那憂悒的悲歌,一邊用紅色的鉛筆輕擊著她的牙齒,看著雨水順窗玻璃蜿蜒流下。
"Consumers' financial situations remain dismal as the majority reported that their finances continued to worsen, " Curtin said.
他還稱,“消費(fèi)者的財(cái)務(wù)狀況仍顯拮據(jù),因大多數(shù)稱其財(cái)務(wù)狀況繼續(xù)惡化。”
Who could have thought that such a pretty rose could grow in a porter's lodge, or bloom in that dismal old flower-pot of a Shepherd's Inn?
誰能想到,這么一朵鮮花卻生長(zhǎng)在看門人的小屋子里,在牧羊人草屋這只陰沉破舊的花盆里也能開出這么漂亮的花朵!
Celia, despite the dismal surroundings, had a sense of sharing in a moment to be remembered.
盡管周圍的環(huán)境令人掃興,西莉亞仍感到她正置身于一個(gè)值得紀(jì)念的時(shí)刻。
I suppose it seems to you a kind of curse. It must be very dismal.
你覺得那是一種詛咒。那一定是種令人傷心的詛咒。
The company's most recent quarterly earnings report was dismal, and many in the industry are anxious to see positive results.
據(jù)悉,AOL最近幾個(gè)季度的收入情況很不理想,許多業(yè)內(nèi)人士都迫切希望看到AOL取得積極的進(jìn)展。
Of course, that is well at least half a year from now, and in the mean time BYD is likely to continue to report dismal business results.
當(dāng)然,距離現(xiàn)在至少還有半年時(shí)間,在此期間比亞迪的業(yè)績(jī)報(bào)告可能還會(huì)繼續(xù)慘淡下去。
Even after being out for over a year the list of apps available for the E61 was pretty dismal.
E61可獲得的應(yīng)用軟件的清單甚至在它面市超過一年之后仍十分慘淡。
Headhunting (contrary to its slimy reputation) struck me as being just as worthwhile as teaching or nursing but without the dismal salary.
對(duì)我而言,做獵頭(與其不佳的名聲相反)就像做老師或護(hù)士一樣有價(jià)值,而且薪水不菲。
Even a pick-up in mergers and acquisitions was not enough to entice investors to get back into the market because of the dismal signs.
正是這些黯淡的信號(hào),讓投資者不愿回到市場(chǎng),即便是并購活動(dòng)的升溫也難以吸引他們。
After a couple dismal years of sales due to a global recession, manufacturers are exhibiting a renewed sense of creativity.
因?yàn)?/c>全球經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退,在經(jīng)歷了一段銷售低迷期后,制造商們又在展示他們新的創(chuàng)造理念。
It had looked as though 2008 would be a dismal year for the prime minister.
但整個(gè)2008年看來對(duì)于這個(gè)首相是令人憂郁的一年。
Just at this point he met his soul's sworn comrade, Joe Harper -- hard-eyed , and with evidently a great and dismal purpose in his heart.
恰在此時(shí),他遇到了他的鐵哥們兒喬?哈帕——他兩眼發(fā)直,顯然心懷鬼胎。
I got up out of my cabin, and looked out; but such a dismal sight I never saw.
我走出我的艙房向外一望,我所望到的簡(jiǎn)直是我生平沒有見過的凄慘景象。
Goldman insiders are likely to view the suit as an opportunistic attempt to cash in on the bank's dismal public image.
高盛內(nèi)部可能會(huì)認(rèn)為這個(gè)訴訟是一次乘機(jī)利用銀行公眾形象不佳而賺錢的機(jī)會(huì)。
Who could have thought that such a pretty rose could grow in a porter's lodge, or bloom in that dismal old flower-pot of a Shepherd's Inn?
誰能想到,這么一朵鮮花卻生長(zhǎng)在看門人的小屋子里,在牧羊人草屋這只陰沉破舊的花盆里也能開出這么漂亮的花朵!
They reached the corner house in an angle of a dismal street, through the open door of which two men had just gone in.
他們走到一條陰森森的街道拐角上的房子,兩個(gè)男人剛從敞開的大門走了進(jìn)去。
Clyde saw his possible marriage to the girl as a dismal ending to all his hopes for a bright future.
克萊德認(rèn)為,要是他不得不與這姑娘結(jié)婚,那么他想要青云直上的一切希望都將化為泡影。
It was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways.
因?yàn)?/c>那寡婦一舉一動(dòng)都很講究那些死氣沉沉的規(guī)矩和體面,在她家里過日子可真是一天到晚活受罪。
However dismal the urban, scene may appear to the visitor, levels of rural poverty can be worse.
不管在旅游者看來城市景象多么暗淡,農(nóng)村的貧困程度更為嚴(yán)重。
I heard it approach the door and pass out without moving bolt or lock. It wandered away among the dismal corridors, straining the floors.
沒有發(fā)出門鎖和插銷撥動(dòng)時(shí)的聲響,腳步聲就已經(jīng)穿門而出,在陰森森的走廊上來回徘徊。
You said that all science fiction - no matter how dismal - was optimistic in that it assumed that there would be a future at all.
你說所有的科幻小說——不管如何消極——都樂觀地假定總會(huì)有一個(gè)未來。
The House's initial bailout rejection and a week of dismal economic news reinforced demand concerns.
眾議院對(duì)初步救援方案的否決,以及一周以來的陰晦的經(jīng)濟(jì)新聞,都增加了需求的顧慮。
In nearly 200 years of recorded stock-market history, no calendar decade has seen such a dismal performance as the 2000s.
在有記錄以來近兩百年的歷史里,沒有哪個(gè)從“0”到“9”的十年,股市的表現(xiàn)像21世紀(jì)的第一個(gè)十年這么凄慘。
IT HAS been a thoroughly wretched summer in the rich world: weak growth, dismal jobs numbers and plunges in stockmarkets.
對(duì)富國(guó)來說,這個(gè)夏天完全糟透了:增長(zhǎng)乏力、慘淡的就業(yè)數(shù)字、股市大跌。
Maybe; yet to me lugging a bag up and down the stairs of dismal council flats still didn't seem like a recipe for happiness.
或許的確如此;但對(duì)我來說,拖著個(gè)郵包在陰暗的政府福利房的樓梯上爬上爬下,似乎也不像是快樂的秘訣。
After almost three years of President Obama's leadership, the economy is still dismal and Americans are angry.
奧巴馬總統(tǒng)上任三年以來,美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)一直增長(zhǎng)乏力,美國(guó)民眾對(duì)此很是惱火。
China has continued to censor new and old media, but this has hardly condemned it to "dismal economic failure" .
中國(guó)繼續(xù)審查新型媒體和傳統(tǒng)媒體,但并沒有因此遭遇“經(jīng)濟(jì)慘敗”。
That seems to depend on which Mexico one sees: the romantic, or the dismal.
這可能要取決于人們如果看待墨西哥:浪漫的?還是灰暗的?
They reached the corner house in an angle of a dismal street, through the open door of which two men had just gone in.
他們走到一條陰森森的街道拐角上的房子,兩個(gè)男人剛從敞開的大門走了進(jìn)去。
For the poor black masses, however, the scheme has been a dismal failure.
但是對(duì)于黑人貧困大眾,這個(gè)計(jì)劃完全是個(gè)失敗。
Clyde saw his possible marriage to the girl as a dismal ending to all his hopes for a bright future.
克萊德認(rèn)為,要是他不得不與這姑娘結(jié)婚,那么他想要青云直上的一切希望都將化為泡影。
Catherine's days, at this time, were dismal, and the weight of some of her hours was almost more than she could bear.
此刻凱瑟琳的日子充滿了痛苦,有的時(shí)候沉重的負(fù)擔(dān)壓得她無法忍受。
The strikes which gave British industry such a dismal reputation are far fewer and mostly confined to the public sector.
為英國(guó)工業(yè)界帶來不好名聲的罷工運(yùn)動(dòng)減少了很多,而且罷工大多發(fā)生在國(guó)有化工業(yè)部門。
It's not like the dismal job market has forced me to move back to Wasilla, Alaska.
最終使我搬去阿拉斯加的瓦伊拉的原因不僅僅是這里低迷的就業(yè)市場(chǎng)。
If you look at the period since the beginning of the financial crisis, Germany's economic performance has been dismal.
如果你看一下自金融危機(jī)爆發(fā)以來的那段時(shí)期,就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)德國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)一直表現(xiàn)不佳。
Thank you S&P. . . some body had to give us consequences for our dismal behavior. We deserve at least this downgrade.
謝謝你標(biāo)準(zhǔn)普爾…因?yàn)?/c>我們的悲涼的行為,有些人得給我們指出后果。這次降級(jí)是我們應(yīng)得的。
She nodded. "Pretty dismal, isn't it? " She said with a light laugh.
她點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭。“很讓人郁悶,對(duì)不對(duì)?”她輕聲笑著說。
Readers over the age of 40 will find it an uncomfortable reminder of a dangerous and dismal past.
已過不惑之年的讀者讀此書,定覺不安,不禁回顧危險(xiǎn)昏暗的過去。
Over the next five weeks, prices on 10-year Treasury notes soared, offering double-digit returns in an otherwise dismal year.
在接下來的五周里,10年期美國(guó)國(guó)債價(jià)格飆升,實(shí)現(xiàn)兩位數(shù)的回報(bào)率,扭轉(zhuǎn)了今年的慘淡走勢(shì)。