dreary

[US]/ˈdrɪəri/
[UK]/ˈdrɪri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 使人沮喪的;陰沉的,憂鬱的;令人厭煩的
Word Forms
比較級drearier
最高級dreariest

Phrases & Collocations

dreary landscape

淒涼的景色

Example Sentences

dreary little dorps with an ox-wagon mentality.

思想還停留在牛車時代的死氣沉沉的小鎮。

the dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep.

工作、喫飯、想辦法睡覺這樣單調無味的循環。

romantic novels should present an escape from the dreary realities of life.

傳奇小說讓人從沉悶的現實生活中暫時解脫出來。

I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train.

我坐火車回到索然無味的外省老家。

Addressing envelopes all day long is dreary work.

成天給信封寫地址是一種沉悶單調的工作。

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

這本枯燥乏味的書幸虧加了一些精彩的插圖才變得生動有趣。

You can thank your lucky stars that you don't have to go to this dreary reception.

你真走運, 不用出席那死氣沉沉的招待會。

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

她聽夠了那些關於酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。

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