gloom

/ɡluːm/ n.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

昏暗;忧郁;悲观情绪

释义与例句

n. 昏暗;忧郁;悲观情绪
near darkness, or a feeling of sadness and lack of hope
  1. I could barely see the path in the gathering gloom.
    在渐浓的昏暗中,我几乎看不见小路。
  2. The bad news cast a gloom over the entire office.
    这个坏消息给整个办公室蒙上了一层阴霾。
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  1. Despite the economic gloom, some small businesses are still growing.
    尽管经济前景黯淡,一些小型企业仍在增长。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 gloom 是名词,gloomy 是形容词;既可写环境“昏暗”,也可写情绪或前景“悲观”。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • gloomy 昏暗的;忧郁的;悲观的
    gloom 的常用形容词,可形容环境、心情或前景。
同义词
  • darkness 黑暗;昏暗
    darkness 主要指缺少光线的物理状态;gloom 除昏暗外,还常指压抑、忧郁或悲观的氛围。
    The room was in complete darkness after the power failed. 停电后,房间里一片漆黑。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • doom 厄运;毁灭
    doom 指不可避免的厄运或毁灭;gloom 指昏暗、忧郁或悲观情绪,gloom and doom 是常见的负面预测表达。
    The prophecy claimed that disaster and doom would follow. 那则预言声称灾难和厄运将接踵而至。
常见搭配
  • gloom and doom 悲观失望;末日论调
    The report is not all gloom and doom; it also identifies several opportunities. 这份报告并非全是悲观论调,它也指出了若干机遇。
  • cast a gloom over 给……蒙上阴影
    The accident cast a gloom over the celebrations. 这起事故给庆祝活动蒙上了一层阴影。
  • in the gloom 在昏暗中
    A figure was standing in the gloom beside the old bridge. 一个人影站在旧桥旁的昏暗中。