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dismal

adjective
🔊/ˈdɪzməl/
🔊/ˈdɪzməl/
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  1. causing or showing the feeling of being sad 忧郁的；凄凉的；惨淡的；阴沉的synonym gloomy, miserable
    • 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，圣诞节将令人沮丧。
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    • He watched the dismal faces of the players as they trudged back to the dressing room.当他们苦苦跋涉回到更衣室时，他看着球员们沮丧的表情。
    • The place mirrored his own dismal mood.这个地方反映了他自己的沮丧情绪。
    Topics Weatherc2
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  2. (informal) not successful; of very low quality不熟练的；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，唱得也不怎么样。🔊🔊
    • 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。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    3. 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’.