glum

英 [ɡlʌm]

美 [ɡlʌm]

adj.  忧郁的; 死气沉沉的; 闷闷不乐的

比较级：glummer　复数：glums　最高级：glummest　

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Collins.1 / BNC.20347 / COCA.19388

牛津词典

adj.

• 忧郁的；死气沉沉的；闷闷不乐的
  sad, quiet and unhappy
  1. The players sat there with glum looks on their faces.
     队员们愁眉苦脸地坐在那儿。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 闷闷不乐的；忧郁的；愁闷的
  Someone who isglumis sad and quiet because they are disappointed or unhappy about something.
  1. She was very glum and was obviously missing her children.
     她郁郁寡欢，显然在惦念自己的孩子们。

双语例句

• As a result, Mr bush's prospects in2007 look, at first sight, pretty glum.
  因此，乍一看布什总统2007年的前景十分沮丧。
• This year's St Patrick Day's parties were glum, even in Washington, where Brian Cowen, the Irish taoiseach, gave Barack Obama the usual bunch of shamrock ( see above).
  今年的圣派却客日（注1）派对的气氛是萧瑟的，虽然在华盛顿，爱尔兰总理布莱恩克文（BrianCowen）一如既往地赠送了一盆三叶草给美国总统（注2），欧巴马。
• Three glum faces mutely gave him his answer.
  三张忧郁的脸无声地回答了他。
• The BBC evening bulletin was glum and vague.
  英国广播公司晚上的广播是抑郁的，含糊的。
• The glum groom grew glummer.
  忧郁的马夫变得更忧郁。
• He is glum about world affairs.
  他对世界形势感到怏怏不乐。
• In the wardroom, he ate so little and looked so glum that his officers kept exchanging glances.
  在军官室里，他说得那么少，显得那么忧郁，他的几个同事都不住地交换眼光。
• Beside her perched the bow-legged little Negro who had trained her horses and he looked as glum as his mistress.
  她旁边蹲着一个罗圈腿的小个子黑人，他本来是替她驯马的，如今也像他的女主人那样显得怏怏不乐。
• Presently, he smiled and turned to his glum companion. The mellowness of the cuckoo report the come of spring.
  他笑了一笑，转身对满脸不高兴的杜竹斋轻声说道：杜鹃甜美的叫声报告了春天的来临。
• He was sitting with his back toward the stern, looking glum and holding his left hand in his right.
  他背朝船尾坐着，右手托着左手，闷闷不乐。