causing or showing the feeling of being sad 忧郁的；凄凉的；惨淡的；阴沉的 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. 没有孩子们，圣诞节将是令人沮丧的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc2He watched the dismal faces of the players as they trudged back to the dressing room. 当球员们艰难地走回更衣室时，他看着他们阴沉的脸。 The place mirrored his own dismal mood. 这个地方反映了他自己的沮丧情绪。
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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。
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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’.