Word · Frequency #14738
dour
阴沉的；严厉的
stern and gloomy; harshly uninviting in manner or appearance
- 1.
Stern, harsh and forbidding.
严厉的,苛刻的,令人生畏的
- 2.
Unyielding and obstinate.
顽固不屈的
- 3.
Expressing gloom or melancholy.
表达忧郁或悲伤的
严厉的,苛刻的,令人生畏的；顽固不屈的；表达忧郁或悲伤的；阴沉的；严厉的
In use
Despite the good news, her dour expression made everyone uneasy.
The manager gave us a dour look when we asked for a day off.
His dour attitude toward the project dampened the team's enthusiasm.
dour + noun
He gave me a dour look.
他给了我一个阴沉的眼神。
be + dour
Her expression was dour.
她的表情很阴沉。
dour + about + noun/gerund
The students were dour about the exam results.
学生们对考试结果感到很不满。
Connections
Collocations
- dour expression
- 阴沉的表情
- She said nothing, her dour expression betraying her disapproval.她一言不发，阴沉的表情透露出她的不悦。
- dour silence
- 阴郁的沉默
- The room fell into a dour silence after the news.消息传来后，房间里陷入一片阴郁的沉默。
- dour determination
- 顽强的决心
- Despite the setbacks, they continued with dour determination.尽管遭遇挫折，他们仍以顽强的决心继续前行。
- dour manner
- 严厉的态度
- His dour manner frightened the new students.他严厉的态度吓坏了新生。
- dour outlook
- 悲观的心态
- A dour outlook on life can make everything seem dull.悲观的心态会让一切看起来都索然无味。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：dour 比 sour 多一个 d，看到 sour 会酸得皱眉，而 dour 是整天板着脸、阴沉严厉的样子。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、serious journalism dour 比较常见于正式或书面语，多用于文学描写或严肃新闻中，形容人的神情严厉、阴沉或态度固执。日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
superlative: dourest
Pronunciation & Spelling
dour 的注音为 /duə/，与 tour /tʊə/、poor /pʊə/、sure /ʃʊə/ 的英式读音押韵。sour 和 hour 虽然也以 -our 结尾，但读 /ˈsaʊə/ /ˈaʊə/；pour 读 /pɔː/，都不与 dour 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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