dismal
dismal 英 [ˈdɪzməl] 美 [ˈdɪzməl]
adj. 阴沉的，忧郁的；差劲的
dismal conditions, dismal weather 悲惨的状况；阴沉的天气
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。
- Dismal is a dreary, depressing sort of bad. "With the cold rain and their team behind by six field goals, the mood in the stands was so dismal even the cheerleaders had lost their 'Rah.'"
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- adj. 阴沉的，忧郁的；差劲的
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1. dismal conditions, dismal weather
悲惨的状况；阴沉的天气
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2. 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。
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3. 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。
- dismal (adj.) c. 1400, from Anglo-French dismal (mid-13c.), from Old French (li) dis mals "(the) bad days," from Medieval Latin dies mali "evil or unlucky days" (also called dies Ægyptiaci), from Latin dies "days" (from PIE root *dyeu- "to shine") + mali, plural of malus "bad" (from PIE root *mel- (3) "false, bad, wrong").
dis·mal / ˈdɪzməl ; NAmE ˈdɪzməl / adjective 1 causing or showing sadness 忧郁的；凄凉的；惨淡的；阴沉的 SYN gloomy , miserable ◆ dismal conditions/surroundings/weather 悲惨的状况；凄凉的环境；阴沉的天气 2 ( informal) not skilful or 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。 ▶ dis·mal·ly / ˈdɪzməli ; NAmE ˈdɪzməli / adverb ◆ I tried not to laugh but failed dismally (= was completely unsuccessful). 我想尽量忍着不笑，但根本忍不住。 dis·mal / ˈdɪzməl ; NAmE ˈdɪzməl / dis·mal·ly / ˈdɪzməli ; NAmE ˈdɪzməli /
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