gloomy/ˋglumI; ˈɡluːmi/adj 1 making you feel that a situation will not improve 令人沮丧的: The report paints a gloomy picture of the economy. 这篇报道描绘了一幅惨淡的经济现状。see box at见 SAD 方框2 sad because you think the situation will not improve 忧郁的﹐沮丧的﹔无望的: the gloomy faces of the rescue workers 营救人员沮丧的脸3 dark, especially in a way that seems sad 阴暗的﹐幽暗的: a gloomy room with one small window 只有一扇小窗户的阴暗房间 —gloomily adv
gloomygloomygloomiergloomiestadjective (gloomier, gloomiest)1dark and sad: What a gloomy day!2sad and without hope: He's feeling very gloomy because he can't get a job.▶ gloomilyadverb: She looked gloomily out of the window at the rain.