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in (the) gloom
He sat in the gloom, thinking.
他坐在黑暗中思考。
昏暗；黑暗
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昏暗；黑暗
a state of partial or total darkness
He sat in the gloom, thinking.
他坐在黑暗中思考。
部分或完全黑暗的状态
a state of partial or total darkness
忧郁不安的感觉
a feeling of melancholy apprehension
压抑和忧郁的氛围
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
The power cut left the basement in total gloom, so I used my phone as a flashlight.
停电让地下室陷入一片黑暗，所以我用手机当手电筒。
AI contextual example
A wave of gloom washed over him when he read the rejection letter.
读到拒信时，一股忧郁不安的感觉向他袭来。
AI contextual example
Despite the bright lights, a strange gloom hung over the empty restaurant.
尽管灯光很亮，一种奇怪的压抑氛围笼罩着空荡荡的餐厅。
AI contextual example
he struck a match to dispel the gloom
他划了一根火柴以驱散黑暗。
WordNet
He sat in the gloom, thinking.
他坐在黑暗中思考。
The gloom of the forest was unsettling.
森林的阴郁令人不安。
The news cast a gloom over the party.
这个消息给聚会蒙上了一层阴影。
Not this
I feel gloom.
Use this
I feel gloomy.
学习者将名词 'gloom' 误用作形容词，描述人的感受时应使用形容词形式 'gloomy'。
Not this
He walked under the gloom.
Use this
He walked in the gloom.
表示'在黑暗中'，英语使用介词 'in' 搭配 'gloom'，而用 'under' 更常指在物体下方。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
深深的忧郁
The news of the accident cast a deep gloom over the town.
事故的消息给小镇投下了深深的忧郁。
蒙上阴影
The economic downturn cast a gloom over the holiday season.
经济衰退给节日季节蒙上了阴影。
悲观失望
Despite the gloom and doom, she remained optimistic.
尽管悲观失望，她仍然保持乐观。
在黑暗中
He could barely make out her figure in the gloom.
在黑暗中他几乎看不清她的身影。
驱散阴霾
Her smile was enough to dispel the gloom of the room.
她的微笑足以驱散房间里的阴霾。
普遍的忧郁
A pervasive gloom settled over the office after the layoffs.
裁员后，办公室里弥漫着普遍的忧郁。
悲观失望，愁云惨雾
Despite the economic crisis, the company's CEO refused to give in to doom and gloom.
尽管经济危机，公司CEO拒绝陷入悲观失望。
使…笼罩在阴郁中
The news of the accident cast a gloom over the entire community.
事故的消息使整个社区笼罩在阴郁中。
驱散阴郁
Her cheerful smile was enough to lift the gloom from the room.
她欢快的笑容足以驱散房间里的阴郁。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
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gloom 音似'咕噜姆'，想象黑暗洞穴中咕噜回声，让人感到忧郁。
通常用于描述忧郁或沮丧的情绪状态，多出现在文学作品、新闻报道以及日常对话中。语气偏正式，但在口语中也时有使用。
All listed words end in '-oom' and rhyme with 'gloom' (same vowel /u/ and ending /m/). Beware of lookalikes like 'blood' and 'flood' which are spelled with '-ood' but have a different vowel sound.
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