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

• 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。
• Then the dogs stopped barking, and once more a somber silence descended on the valley.
  狗渐渐地没有咬了，峡谷里又复显出夜深时候的静寂。
• His expression was somber as he listened to the report of the accident.
  他听着关于事故的报告时，脸部表情严峻。
• Life, however dark and somber, could never apparently cloud his soul.
  人生无论如何黑暗阴沉，显然决不会使他的灵魂蒙上阴影。
• That was a somber January day.
  那是一个阴沈的正月天。
• 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。
• That was a somber January day. He looked at the heavy sky and sighed.
  那是一个阴沉的正月天。他看着阴沉沉的天空，叹了一口气。
• "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。
• There, in the somber light.
  在那儿，在昏暗的光线里。
• Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber.
  最后，医生带着疲倦而严峻的面容出现了。