dismal
美 [ˈdɪzməl] 
英 [ˈdɪzm(ə)l]
- n.〈口〉忧郁；〈美〉沼地
- adj.忧郁的；凄凉的；惨淡的；阴沉的
- 网络阴郁的；阴暗的；沉闷的
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英汉双解
1. | 忧郁的；凄凉的；惨淡的；阴沉的causing or showing sadness |
| dismal conditions/surroundings/weather 悲惨的状况；凄凉的环境；阴沉的天气 |
2. |
不熟练的；差劲的；不怎么样的not skilful or successful; of very low quality |
| 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。 |
英汉解释
adj. | 1. 阴郁的,惨淡的,凄凉的;忧郁的,(叫声等)凄惨的 |
n. | |
英英解释
例句
Michigan, its fate yoked to that of carmakers, must observe its own dismal calendar.
而密歇根的命运和汽车制造商绑在了一起，它的萧条有自己的时间表。
It was the least I could do for this perfect stranger, who had brought me out of a dismal time with a mere flash of a smile.
这是我仅能为这个完美陌生人所做的了，就是她的一抹微笑让我走出了阴暗的时光。
Japanese stocks are back in vogue, at least for now, despite lingering worries over dismal economic prospects and the strong yen.
日本股市重新受到欢迎，至少目前是如此，尽管对黯淡经济前景和日圆走强的担忧依然存在。
Those that did not lay off any lawyers have frozen hiring and squeezed more work out of their staff. So morale is dismal at many firms.
那些没有裁掉任何律师的公司停止了招聘，并想从员工身上榨取更多的劳动，因此很多公司士气低迷。
As Mr Diamond arrived at the slopes, back in London Mervyn King was spelling out some dismal economic truths.
当戴蒙德抵达达沃斯的时候，英国央行（BoE）行长默文•金（MervynKing）正在伦敦阐述一些黯淡的经济现实。
She listened to its dismal threnody , tapping her teeth with her red pencil and watching rivulets snaking down the windowpanes.
她一边谛听着那忧悒的悲歌，一边用红色的铅笔轻击着她的牙齿，看着雨水顺窗玻璃蜿蜒流下。
"Consumers' financial situations remain dismal as the majority reported that their finances continued to worsen, " Curtin said.
他还称，“消费者的财务状况仍显拮据，因大多数称其财务状况继续恶化。”
Who could have thought that such a pretty rose could grow in a porter's lodge, or bloom in that dismal old flower-pot of a Shepherd's Inn?
谁能想到，这么一朵鲜花却生长在看门人的小屋子里，在牧羊人草屋这只阴沉破旧的花盆里也能开出这么漂亮的花朵！
Celia, despite the dismal surroundings, had a sense of sharing in a moment to be remembered.
尽管周围的环境令人扫兴，西莉亚仍感到她正置身于一个值得纪念的时刻。
I suppose it seems to you a kind of curse. It must be very dismal.
你觉得那是一种诅咒。那一定是种令人伤心的诅咒。
The company's most recent quarterly earnings report was dismal, and many in the industry are anxious to see positive results.
据悉，AOL最近几个季度的收入情况很不理想，许多业内人士都迫切希望看到AOL取得积极的进展。
Of course, that is well at least half a year from now, and in the mean time BYD is likely to continue to report dismal business results.
当然，距离现在至少还有半年时间，在此期间比亚迪的业绩报告可能还会继续惨淡下去。
Even after being out for over a year the list of apps available for the E61 was pretty dismal.
E61可获得的应用软件的清单甚至在它面市超过一年之后仍十分惨淡。
Headhunting (contrary to its slimy reputation) struck me as being just as worthwhile as teaching or nursing but without the dismal salary.
对我而言，做猎头（与其不佳的名声相反）就像做老师或护士一样有价值，而且薪水不菲。
Even a pick-up in mergers and acquisitions was not enough to entice investors to get back into the market because of the dismal signs.
正是这些黯淡的信号，让投资者不愿回到市场，即便是并购活动的升温也难以吸引他们。
After a couple dismal years of sales due to a global recession, manufacturers are exhibiting a renewed sense of creativity.
因为全球经济衰退，在经历了一段销售低迷期后，制造商们又在展示他们新的创造理念。
It had looked as though 2008 would be a dismal year for the prime minister.
但整个2008年看来对于这个首相是令人忧郁的一年。
Just at this point he met his soul's sworn comrade, Joe Harper -- hard-eyed , and with evidently a great and dismal purpose in his heart.
恰在此时，他遇到了他的铁哥们儿乔•哈帕——他两眼发直，显然心怀鬼胎。
I got up out of my cabin, and looked out; but such a dismal sight I never saw.
我走出我的舱房向外一望，我所望到的简直是我生平没有见过的凄惨景象。
Goldman insiders are likely to view the suit as an opportunistic attempt to cash in on the bank's dismal public image.
高盛内部可能会认为这个诉讼是一次乘机利用银行公众形象不佳而赚钱的机会。
Who could have thought that such a pretty rose could grow in a porter's lodge, or bloom in that dismal old flower-pot of a Shepherd's Inn?
谁能想到，这么一朵鲜花却生长在看门人的小屋子里，在牧羊人草屋这只阴沉破旧的花盆里也能开出这么漂亮的花朵！
They reached the corner house in an angle of a dismal street, through the open door of which two men had just gone in.
他们走到一条阴森森的街道拐角上的房子，两个男人刚从敞开的大门走了进去。
Clyde saw his possible marriage to the girl as a dismal ending to all his hopes for a bright future.
克莱德认为，要是他不得不与这姑娘结婚，那么他想要青云直上的一切希望都将化为泡影。
It was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways.
因为那寡妇一举一动都很讲究那些死气沉沉的规矩和体面，在她家里过日子可真是一天到晚活受罪。
However dismal the urban, scene may appear to the visitor, levels of rural poverty can be worse.
不管在旅游者看来城市景象多么暗淡，农村的贫困程度更为严重。
I heard it approach the door and pass out without moving bolt or lock. It wandered away among the dismal corridors, straining the floors.
没有发出门锁和插销拨动时的声响，脚步声就已经穿门而出，在阴森森的走廊上来回徘徊。
You said that all science fiction - no matter how dismal - was optimistic in that it assumed that there would be a future at all.
你说所有的科幻小说——不管如何消极——都乐观地假定总会有一个未来。
The House's initial bailout rejection and a week of dismal economic news reinforced demand concerns.
众议院对初步救援方案的否决，以及一周以来的阴晦的经济新闻，都增加了需求的顾虑。
In nearly 200 years of recorded stock-market history, no calendar decade has seen such a dismal performance as the 2000s.
在有记录以来近两百年的历史里，没有哪个从“0”到“9”的十年，股市的表现像21世纪的第一个十年这么凄惨。
IT HAS been a thoroughly wretched summer in the rich world: weak growth, dismal jobs numbers and plunges in stockmarkets.
对富国来说，这个夏天完全糟透了：增长乏力、惨淡的就业数字、股市大跌。
Maybe; yet to me lugging a bag up and down the stairs of dismal council flats still didn't seem like a recipe for happiness.
或许的确如此；但对我来说，拖着个邮包在阴暗的政府福利房的楼梯上爬上爬下，似乎也不像是快乐的秘诀。
After almost three years of President Obama's leadership, the economy is still dismal and Americans are angry.
奥巴马总统上任三年以来，美国经济一直增长乏力，美国民众对此很是恼火。
China has continued to censor new and old media, but this has hardly condemned it to "dismal economic failure" .
中国继续审查新型媒体和传统媒体，但并没有因此遭遇“经济惨败”。
That seems to depend on which Mexico one sees: the romantic, or the dismal.
这可能要取决于人们如果看待墨西哥：浪漫的？还是灰暗的？
They reached the corner house in an angle of a dismal street, through the open door of which two men had just gone in.
他们走到一条阴森森的街道拐角上的房子，两个男人刚从敞开的大门走了进去。
For the poor black masses, however, the scheme has been a dismal failure.
但是对于黑人贫困大众，这个计划完全是个失败。
Clyde saw his possible marriage to the girl as a dismal ending to all his hopes for a bright future.
克莱德认为，要是他不得不与这姑娘结婚，那么他想要青云直上的一切希望都将化为泡影。
Catherine's days, at this time, were dismal, and the weight of some of her hours was almost more than she could bear.
此刻凯瑟琳的日子充满了痛苦，有的时候沉重的负担压得她无法忍受。
The strikes which gave British industry such a dismal reputation are far fewer and mostly confined to the public sector.
为英国工业界带来不好名声的罢工运动减少了很多，而且罢工大多发生在国有化工业部门。
It's not like the dismal job market has forced me to move back to Wasilla, Alaska.
最终使我搬去阿拉斯加的瓦伊拉的原因不仅仅是这里低迷的就业市场。
If you look at the period since the beginning of the financial crisis, Germany's economic performance has been dismal.
如果你看一下自金融危机爆发以来的那段时期，就会发现德国经济一直表现不佳。
Thank you S&P. . . some body had to give us consequences for our dismal behavior. We deserve at least this downgrade.
谢谢你标准普尔…因为我们的悲凉的行为，有些人得给我们指出后果。这次降级是我们应得的。
She nodded. "Pretty dismal, isn't it? " She said with a light laugh.
她点点头。“很让人郁闷，对不对？”她轻声笑着说。
Readers over the age of 40 will find it an uncomfortable reminder of a dangerous and dismal past.
已过不惑之年的读者读此书，定觉不安，不禁回顾危险昏暗的过去。
Over the next five weeks, prices on 10-year Treasury notes soared, offering double-digit returns in an otherwise dismal year.
在接下来的五周里，10年期美国国债价格飙升，实现两位数的回报率，扭转了今年的惨淡走势。
