Word
gloam
/ɡloʊm/
verb
变暗；昏暗下来
To begin to grow dark; to grow dusky.
- 1.
To begin to grow dark; to grow dusky.
开始变暗；变得昏暗。
- 2.
To be sullen or morose.
闷闷不乐或忧郁。
闷闷不乐；阴沉着脸；开始变暗；变得昏暗。；闷闷不乐或忧郁。；变朦胧
In use
The sky began to gloam as the sun dipped below the horizon.
Her face gloamed with sorrow when she heard the tragic news.
The distant mountains were gloaming into the twilight.
gloam (intransitive)
常用来描述光线逐渐变暗的过程。
As the sun set, the sky began to gloam.
太阳落山时，天空开始变朦胧。
gloaming + noun
gloaming是gloam的现在分词形式，可作为形容词修饰名词。
The gloaming light softened the landscape.
朦胧的光线柔化了风景。
Verb forms
base gloam · third person gloams · -ing gloaming · past gloamed · past participle gloamed
古语，意为变朦胧
Common mistakes
The sunset gloams the sky.The sky gloams at sunset.
gloam是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语，应使用主语变为朦胧的物体，加上时间状语。
The room was filled with gloam.The room was filled with gloom.
gloam作名词意为'黄昏'，而此处表达'阴暗'应使用gloom，两者易混淆。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于诗歌或古语，常见形式为gloaming
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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