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

• Herzog's somber face brightened.
  赫索格严肃的脸上露出了笑容。
• Are you in character somber, melancholy, or neglectful?
  你生性阴沉、忧郁，或是不修边幅吗？
• "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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It was a day of silence and somber speeches in New Orleans two years after Hurricane Katrina struck.
  今天是新奥尔良遭遇卡特里娜飓风袭击两周年的日子，民众们默哀并聆听了悼念演说。
• His eyes were somber, resentful and yet nervous.
  他的眼睛显得阴沉、愤懑，然而又惶惶不安。
• He was sad, and his thought about future was very somber.
  他十分悲伤，他觉得未来非常阴暗。
• 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。
• 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。