dreary
- adj.沉闷的;阴郁的;<古>悲哀的，悲伤的;枯燥无味的;令人沮丧的
- n.枯燥无味的人
- vt.使沉闷，使枯燥无味
最高级： dreariest 比较级： drearier 派生词： drearily adv.;dreariness n.
drearyadj
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- causing dejection
- a blue day
- the dark days of the war
- a week of rainy depressing weather
- a disconsolate winter landscape
- the first dismal dispiriting days of November
- a dark gloomy day
- grim rainy weather
- Synonym: blue dark dingy disconsolate dismal gloomy grim sorry drab drear
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- lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
- her drab personality
- life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
- a series of dreary dinner parties
- Synonym: drab
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It is a dreary little town where few would choose to linger .
这是个沉闷的小镇，没几个人会愿意在此流连。
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So a dreary Monday afternoon in Walthamstow is nothing to write home about , right ?
这么说，在沃尔瑟姆斯托度过的一个沉闷的周一下午没什么值得大书特书的，是吗？
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They live such dreary lives .
他们的生活如此乏味！
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He is tired of the politician 's dreary speech .
他厌倦了那个政客的枯燥演讲。
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It was a dreary and hazy night .
夜色凄迷。
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It was the dreariest job I had ever done .
那是我所做过的最沉闷的工作。
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His father 's life would have been dreary without him .
如果没有他，他父亲的生活就会变得死气沉沉。
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What makes life dreary is the want of motive .
没有了目的，生活便郁闷无光。
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It was a dreary day , cold and without sunshine .
那一天天气阴郁，既冷又没有阳光。
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Oh , it was Heaven after the last dreary year !
啊，经历了过去一年的暗淡日子，这里就是天堂了！
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It seemed like a dreary place , full of shadows .
这到处都是阴影，显得很沉闷。
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The day is cold , and dark , and dreary ;
阴暗的一天天冷、阴暗、沉闷；
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Nowadays , dreary old comprehensibility is still very much around .
如今，令人生厌的容易理解的老派作品还是很多。
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I don 't fancy going back to that dreary house alone .
我不愿意一个人回到那所单调乏味的房子里去。
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I found myself being drawn into another dreary argument .
我发现自己被拉进了又一场烦心的争论中。
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You know in winter time one feels dreary quite alone in the best quarters .
你知道，在冬天，一个人孤零零地住在最好的房子里也会感到无聊。
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At last , one dreary , foggy morning , just three months ago ;
最后，就在三个月以前，一个凄凄凉凉、雾霭朦胧的早晨；
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The day is cold , and dark , and dreary
天冷、阴暗、沉闷
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It was a dreary story , but a beautiful day now .
一个凄婉的故事造就了一个美丽的日子。
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The mail reached London at the dreary hour of five .
邮车到达伦敦是在天已昏暗的五点钟。
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New York City was too dreary .
纽约市太单调了。
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Spring has come , the dreary winter 's over .
春天已来临，郁闷冬日成过去。
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My life is cold and dark and dreary ;
生活也阴冷、昏暗、闷寂；
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Into each life some rain must fall , some days must be dark and dreary .
每个人一生都得逢上阴雨，有些日子必然阴暗而沉闷。
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What a blank , dreary mind he must have !
他的思想一定是多么空虚乏味！
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Without an economic rebound , this deal might turn a dreary colour indeed .
如果没有出现经济复苏，这笔交易真的可能会变成一个可怕的颜色。
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How dreary to meet death , surrounded by their cold faces !
在他们的冷脸的包围下，去跟死亡相遇可多惨啊！
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That puts a different spin on a trend most economists have seen in a drearier light .
这转变了大多数经济学家在不明朗的情势下看到的趋势。
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My life is cloud and dark and dreary ;
我的生活寒冷、阴暗、沉闷；
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Some days must be dark and dreary .
都有些注定是阴瑟沉闷，风舞不知倦的天。
普通用词，指某事物或某人因毫无趣味、吸引力而让人感到乏味的、无聊的。
The lesson was long and boring.
这一课又臭又长。
The job is boring.
这项工作枯燥乏味。
He was a boring nuisance!
他这人真讨厌！
指某事物毫无趣味的，也指缺乏令人心动的特征或品质的。
arid scientific studies
枯燥的科学研究
The audience soon grew tired of his arid speech.
没多久听众就对他枯燥无味的演说感到厌烦了。
指事物了无趣味、使人感到厌烦或沮丧的。
dreary work
乏味的工作
He is tired of the politician's dreary speech.
他厌倦了那个政客的枯燥演讲。
指书籍、讲话、话题等干巴巴的、生硬的、缺乏幽默的，有时含贬义。
a dry debate on diplomatic policies
关于外交政策的乏味辩论
A book full of figures is rather dry.
一本满是数据的书读起来很枯燥乏味。
作此义解时，通常只能用来形容事物，指因缺乏新鲜感、吸引力而显得乏味、沉闷的。
He doesn't believe that it will be a dull party.
他认为那不会是一次乏味的聚会。
This book is rather dull.
这本书很枯燥。
指没有变化、重复单调的。
a monotonous job/voice
单调的工作/声音
It is one of the most monotonous sounds of the spring.
这是春天里最单调的声音之一。