that makes you feel sad; not bright or interesting 令人沮丧的；沉闷的；枯燥无味的 a dreary winter’s day 阴沉的冬日 a dreary film 枯燥无味的影片 a long and dreary journey on the train 火车上漫长而乏味的旅程
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2Lunch was a pretty dreary affair. 午饭真是沉闷。 a dark and dreary February morning 阴暗而沉闷的二月早晨 his dull and dreary life 他沉闷而沉闷的生活 playing the same dreary old tune 演奏着沉闷的旧曲 streets full of dreary little shops 满是沉闷的小商店的街道 The house looked grim and dreary in the faint damp rain. 在微弱的潮湿雨中，房子显得冷酷而沉闷。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDreary is used with these nouns:- morning
- room
- winter
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Word OriginOld English drēorig ‘gory, cruel’, also ‘melancholy’, from drēor ‘gore’, of Germanic origin; related to German traurig ‘sorrowful’, also to drowsy, and probably to drizzle.