adj. 1.沉寂的,冷冷清清的;惨淡的,凄凉的;忧郁的。 2.沉闷的;枯燥的,无趣味的。 3.〔古语〕悲哀的。 短语和例子 cheer a dreary mind 使忧郁寡欢的心情振作起来。 n. 可怕的人物,可憎的人物〔多指历史名人〕。 a dreary tract of country 荒凉的地方。 His speech was dreary. 他的讲演枯燥乏味。 adv. -ily ,-iness n.,-isome adj.
causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" 同义词:blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear,
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" 同义词:drab,
例句与用法
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What a blank, dreary mind he must have ! 他的思想一定是多么空虚乏味!
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What makes life dreary is the want of motive . 没有主意,生命便惨淡无光。
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August 5 was a gray and dreary saturday . 八月五日是个灰暗而阴沉的星期六。
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She's dreary little prude . 她是个死板、假正经的女人!
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We were passing the dreary and oppressive winter . 我们正在渡过那灰暗又艰苦的冬天。
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His eye rested on shelton, fanatic and dreary . 他眼光既热情又阴郁地落在谢尔顿身上。
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They have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions . 他们不去无聊地追求卑鄙的野心。
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The mail reached london at the dreary hour of five . 邮车到达伦敦是在天已昏暗的五点钟。
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Sundays were dreary days in that wintry season . 在那酷冷严寒的季节,星期天是个悲哀的日子。