gloom

英 [ɡluːm]

美 [ɡluːm]

n. 忧郁; 愁闷; 无望; 幽暗; 黑暗; 昏暗
vt. 变黑; 变暗; 忧郁; 沮丧使变黑; 变暗; 使忧伤; 沮丧

复数：glooms　过去式：gloomed　过去分词：gloomed　现在分词：glooming　

Collins.2 / BNC.5722 / COCA.9432

习惯用语

doom and gloom

gloom and doom

悲观失望；无望；前景暗淡
a general feeling of having lost all hope, and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly)
Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
尽管明显受挫，但对英格兰队来说绝非胜利无望。

pile on the agony/gloom

使雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐
to make an unpleasant situation worse
Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.
老板威胁要削减更多的员工，令情况更加恶化。

noun

忧郁；愁闷；无望
a feeling of being sad and without hope
1. The gloom deepened as the election results came in.
  选举结果陆续传来，失败的情绪越来越重。
幽暗；黑暗；昏暗
almost total darkness
1. We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom.
  我们注视着船只在越来越浓的暮色中返航。

N-SING 阴暗；昏暗
The gloomis a state of near darkness.
1. ...the gloom of a foggy November morning...
  11月份一个雾蒙蒙的早晨，天空昏暗阴沉
2. I was peering about me in the gloom.
  我在暗处端详着自己。
N-UNCOUNT 忧郁；愁闷；无望
Gloomis a feeling of sadness and lack of hope.
1. ...the deepening gloom over the economy.
  对经济的忧虑日益加重

noun

a feeling of melancholy apprehension
Synonym:gloominesssombernesssombreness
a state of partial or total darkness
1. he struck a match to dispel the gloom
Synonym:sombernesssombreness
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
1. gloom pervaded the office
Synonym:gloominessglumness

There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country.
这个国家弥漫着一股阴郁和沮丧的情绪。
In the gathering gloom it was difficult to see anything distinctly.
在越来越暗的情况下，什么东西都看不清。
Don't let defeat fill you with gloom.
别让失败使你灰心丧气。
My eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom.
我的眼睛渐渐适应了黑暗。
With the gloom of the contraltos added, one could scarcely help shuddering.
紧接着是忧郁的女低音，谁都禁不住直打寒战。
What can we do to chase her gloom away?
我们有什么法子能消除她的抑郁呢？
The man blended gradually into the gloom.
那人渐渐隐入朦胧的暮色之中。
A squat pot-bellied figure bustled forward through the gloom.
一位矮矮胖胖、大腹便便的人影从阴暗处奔了出来。
The car's headlights pierced the gloom of darkness.
汽车的前灯刺破了阴森森的黑夜。
They could provide a ray of hope amid the general business and economic gloom
在普遍的商业和经济低潮中，他们能带来一线希望。