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sombre

adjective
🔊/ˈsɒmbə(r)/
🔊/ˈsɑːmbər/
(US English somber)
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  1. dark in colour 昏暗的；阴沉的；暗淡的synonym drab
    • dressed in sombre shades of grey and black穿着灰色和黑色的暗色调衣服
    Topics Artc2, Colours and Shapesc2
  2. sad and serious阴郁的；沮丧的 synonym melancholy
    • Paul was in a sombre mood.保罗当时心情忧郁。🔊🔊
    • The year ended on a sombre note.那一年在沉闷的气氛中结束了。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • His eyes grew sombre.他的眼睛变得忧郁起来。
    • The funeral cortège passed, to suitably sombre music.送葬行列在忧伤的音乐中走过。
    • The mood in Parliament remained sombre.议会的气氛依旧很沉重。
    • Her expression was sombre.她的表情严肃。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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    3. Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, based on Latin sub ‘under’ + umbra ‘shade’.