gloom

noun

1. 忧郁；愁闷；无望
   a feeling of being sad and without hope
   1. The gloom deepened as the election results came in.
      选举结果陆续传来，失败的情绪越来越重。
2. 幽暗；黑暗；昏暗
   almost total darkness
   1. 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。

1. N-SING 阴暗；昏暗
   The gloom is a state of near darkness.
   1. ...the gloom of a foggy November morning...
      11月份一个雾蒙蒙的早晨，天空昏暗阴沉
   2. I was peering about me in the gloom.
      我在暗处端详着自己。
2. N-UNCOUNT 忧郁；愁闷；无望
   Gloom is a feeling of sadness and lack of hope.
   1. ...the deepening gloom over the economy.
      对经济的忧虑日益加重

1. My eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom.
   我的眼睛渐渐适应了黑暗。
2. Ellery's return will help to chase away some of the gloom
   埃勒里的归来可以驱散一些抑郁的情绪。
3. There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country.
   这个国家弥漫着一股阴郁和沮丧的情绪。
4. Why are people so full of gloom and doom?
   为什么人们如此沮丧悲观？
5. The economic gloom of the early 1980s was relieved by fanciful architecture.
   20世纪80年代初期的经济萧条气氛因各种奇异古怪建筑的出现而有所缓解。
6. I was peering about me in the gloom.
   我在暗处端详着自己。
7. They could provide a ray of hope amid the general business and economic gloom
   在普遍的商业和经济低潮中，他们能带来一线希望。
8. 'I wish I did,' said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom
   “我要是那样做了就好了，”菲尔·乔丹说道，又像往常一样消沉起来。
9. What can we do to chase her gloom away?
   我们有什么法子能消除她的抑郁呢？
10. Don't let defeat fill you with gloom.
    别让失败使你灰心丧气。
11. He walked through the gloom of the thick forest.
    他穿过茂密阴暗的森林。
12. The car's headlights pierced the gloom of darkness.
    汽车的前灯刺破了阴森森的黑夜。
13. The future seemed filled with gloom.
    前途似乎黯淡无光。
14. The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.
    这份关于我们经济状况的报告，充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
15. The man blended gradually into the gloom.
    那人渐渐隐入朦胧的暮色之中。
16. A squat pot-bellied figure bustled forward through the gloom.
    一位矮矮胖胖、大腹便便的人影从阴暗处奔了出来。
17. The children's bright smiles dispelled all his gloom.
    孩子们的欢笑使他愁绪全消。
18. In the gathering gloom it was difficult to see anything distinctly.
    在越来越暗的情况下，什么东西都看不清。
19. The news of defeat filled them all with gloom.
    失败的消息使他们满怀郁闷。
20. There was gloom above and darkness below, with no light from the sun or moon.
    天昏地暗，日月无光。
21. It's about time you cast off that feeling of gloom and began to enjoy yourself.
    该是你摆脱忧愁的情绪，开始快活的时候了。
22. With the gloom of the contraltos added, one could scarcely help shuddering.
    紧接着是忧郁的女低音，谁都禁不住直打寒战。
23. The gloom he was feeling gave way to frolic.
    他心头的愁闷都被欢乐代替了。
24. The permanent gloom held an unexpected pocket of nutrition.
    这个永远黑暗的地方蕴藏着很多料想不到的营养物。
25. In a moment they had disappeared amid of the gloom of the lawn.
    片刻之间，他们已经在昏暗模糊的草坪上消失不见了。
26. There was an air of gloom and despair hanging over us.
    一种忧郁和绝望的气氛笼罩着我们。
27. The news was all doom and gloom.
    整个消息带来的是忧郁和毁灭。
28. He told me that in a doom and gloom of the day.
    他告诉我，在厄运和黑暗的一天。

n.

doom and gloom

gloom and doom

• 悲观失望；无望；前景暗淡
  a general feeling of having lost all hope, and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly)
  1. 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。

pile on the agony/gloom

• 使雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐
  to make an unpleasant situation worse
  1. Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.
     老板威胁要削减更多的员工，令情况更加恶化。

noun

1. a feeling of melancholy apprehension

   Synonym:    gloominesssombernesssombreness

2. a state of partial or total darkness
   1. he struck a match to dispel the gloom

   Synonym:    sombernesssombreness

3. an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
   1. gloom pervaded the office

   Synonym:    gloominessglumness