中文詞源

dreary沉悶的

來自PIE*dhreu, 滴，掉落，詞源同drip, drop. 原義為滴血的，引申義沉悶的，陰深的。

詞組搭配

Dark and dreary夜長(zhǎng)夢(mèng)多；陰沉蕭索

Dreary Lane Theatre沉悶小徑劇團(tuán)；煩悶小徑劇團(tuán)

DrEaRy-離人過客

so sad and dreary如此傷心和悲涼；如此悲涼；所以很悲涼

Dreary Autumn沉悶的秋天；陰郁的秋天

dreary boring clich沉郁的

a dreary meeting枯燥的會(huì)議

sad and dreary凄涼；悲涼

dreary scenery凄涼的景色

雙語例句

1. a dreary winter's day

漢陰沉的冬日

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. The otherwise dreary book is enlivened by some very amusing illustrations.

漢這本枯燥乏味的書幸虧加了一些精彩的插圖才變得生動(dòng)有趣.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. His speech was dreary.

漢他的講演枯燥乏味.

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. So a dreary Monday afternoon in Walthamstow is nothing to write home about, right?

漢這么說，在沃爾瑟姆斯托度過的一個(gè)沉悶的周一下午沒什么值得大書特書的，是嗎？

來自柯林斯例句

5. She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.

漢她聽夠了那些關(guān)于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

英英釋義

1. depressing in character or appearance;

"drove through dingy streets"

"the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens

"drab old buildings"

"a dreary mining town"

"gloomy tenements"

"sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams

2. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise;

"her drab personality"

"life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"

"a series of dreary dinner parties"