Word · Frequency #46408
drear
/driə/
adjective
阴郁的;令人沮丧的;凄凉的
核心释义
同 dreary。
causing dejection; gloomy; dreary
- 1.
引起沮丧的
causing dejection
引起沮丧的;(=dreary) adj.阴沉的
用法In use
The sky turned drear and heavy before the storm.
用法提示:drear 在此作形容词,表示“阴沉的”,修饰天空。
She found the empty house drear and unwelcoming.
用法提示:drear 作形容词,表示“凄凉的”,描述房子的氛围。
The novel paints a drear picture of life in the mining town.
用法提示:drear 作形容词,意为“令人沮丧的”,修饰 picture。
drear + noun
drear 是 dreary 的文学或诗歌变体。
The drear landscape stretched for miles.
阴沉的景色绵延数英里。
subject + be + drear
The sky was drear.
天空阴沉。
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