somber

英 ['sɒmbə(r)]

美 ['sɑmbər]

“sombre”的变体

GRETEM8

COCA.9562

英英释义

adj

• grave or even gloomy in character
  1. solemn and mournful music
  2. a suit of somber black
  3. a somber mood
  Synonym:sombremelancholy
• lacking brightness or color
  1. drab faded curtains
  2. sober Puritan grey
  3. children in somber brown clothes
  Synonym:drabsobersombre

双语例句

• Somber or dark in hue.
  颜色灰暗的，昏暗的。
• The sun lost its heartening power and the sky became grey and somber.
  太阳失去了它鼓舞人心的力量，天空变成铅灰色，阴沉沉的。
• Some people looked around at our suddenly somber, sad, and earnest nation and wondered: Has America changed for good?
  有些人环顾这个突然变得昏暗、可悲和严肃的国家，开始怀疑：美国变得如此消停了？
• As part of the somber ceremony, President Bush is visiting both areas today.
  期间，布什总统访问了受灾的两个地区。
• I noticed he looked unusually somber.
  我注意到他看上去心情反常地不舒畅。
• There, in the somber light.
  在那儿，在昏暗的光线里。
• Drab faded curtains; sober Puritan gray; children in somber brown clothes.
  暗淡褪色的窗帘；暗淡的清教徒的灰色；穿着暗褐色衣服的孩子。
• LESTAT: Wonderful! Wonderful! Now play something on a more somber note.
  列斯达：棒极了，棒极了！现在弹奏一些忧郁的曲子吧。
• "I doubt that," he said and his face went suddenly quiet and somber.
  “我怀疑这一点，”他说这话时脸色突然显得平静而阴沉了。
• But although somber, pessimistic people might seem smarter, research shows that happiness and intelligence are essentially unrelated.
  可是，虽然一些严肃、悲观的人们可能看上去更聪明一些，研究表明快乐和智商基本无关。