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a feeling of being sad and without hope 忧郁；愁闷；无望 The gloom deepened as the election results came in. 选举结果陆续传来，失落的情绪越来越重。 He remained sunk in gloom for several days. 几天来，他一直沉浸在忧郁之中。 An air of gloom and despondency settled over the household. 悲观失望的气氛笼罩着一家人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1He was sunk in deep gloom at the prospect of being alone. 一想到将要独自一人待着，他就陷入了深深的沮丧之中。 I sank into gloom and depression. 我陷入悲伤郁闷之中。 Rumours of his ill health cast gloom over the celebrations. 他身体状况不佳的传言使庆祝活动蒙上了阴影。 She felt gloom descend on her shoulders. 她感到愁云压顶。 She was in a deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky. 里基连张明信片也没寄来，她感到很沮丧。 The nation was deep in gloom. 整个国家陷入了深深的悲伤之中。 The news filled me with gloom. 这一消息使我很忧郁。 There is a general gloom about the farming industry. 对农业存在着普遍的担忧。 When the gloom finally lifts, the pessimists will be surprised at how much has been going right. 低迷气氛最终消失以后，悲观主义者会惊奇地发现好多事一直都在正常地进行。 efforts to dispel their gloom 驱散他们心头阴霾的努力 the darkest feelings of gloom and despondency 极度的忧郁绝望 the general economic gloom 总体经济不景气
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- general
- economic
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- be filled with
- be sunk in
- sink into
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- deepen
- descend
- lift
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- in gloom
- gloom about
- doom and gloom
- gloom and despondency
- [uncountable] (literary)
almost total darkness 幽暗；黑暗；昏暗 We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom. 我们注视着船只在越来越浓的暮色中返航。 Caroline peered into the gloom of the hallway. 卡罗琳凝视着昏暗的走廊。
Extra ExamplesHe peered into the gathering gloom. 他凝视着渐浓的暮色。 She could see the house faintly through the gloom. 暮色中她能隐约看到那所房子。 She watched him disappear into the gloom. 她看着他慢慢消失在黑暗中。 Slowly, my eyes became accustomed to the gloom. 慢慢地，我的眼睛习惯了黑暗。 The fog looked ominous in the evening gloom. 夜色中的雾气看上去有一种不祥的征兆。 The sound of distant police whistles pierced the gloom. 远处的警笛声穿透了黑暗。 The sun went in and the house was again shrouded in gloom. 太阳躲进了云层，屋里又暗了下来。 The tram rattled off into the gloom. 电车吱吱嘎嘎地驶入黑暗中。 Two figures materialized out of the gloom. 两个人影突然从黑暗中走了出来。 We lost sight of them in the gloom. 黑暗中我们看不见他们了。 We sat and watched as the gloom descended. 我们坐在那里看夜色慢慢降临。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- deepening
- descending
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- penetrate
- pierce
- adjust to
- …
- deepen
- descend
- in the gloom
- into the gloom
- out of the gloom
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Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin.
Idioms
doom and gloom | gloom and doom
a general feeling of having lost all hope, and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly) 悲观失望；无望；前景暗淡 Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team. 尽管明显受挫，但对英格兰队来说绝非胜利无望。
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