Word · Frequency #5722
gloom
/ɡluːm/
noun
昏暗；黑暗
a state of partial or total darkness
- 1.
a state of partial or total darkness
部分或完全黑暗的状态
- 2.
a feeling of melancholy apprehension
忧郁不安的感觉
- 3.
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
压抑和忧郁的氛围
忧郁；沮丧；阴郁的气氛；压抑的氛围；部分或完全黑暗的状态；忧郁不安的感觉；压抑和忧郁的氛围
In use
The power cut left the basement in total gloom, so I used my phone as a flashlight.
A wave of gloom washed over him when he read the rejection letter.
Despite the bright lights, a strange gloom hung over the empty restaurant.
he struck a match to dispel the gloom
gloom pervaded the office
in (the) gloom
He sat in the gloom, thinking.
他坐在黑暗中思考。
the gloom of [something]
The gloom of the forest was unsettling.
Connections
Collocations
- deep gloom
- 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。
- cast a gloom
- 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。
- gloom and doom
- 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。
- in the gloom
- 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。
- dispel the gloom
- 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。
- pervasive gloom
Learner notes
Memory Tip
gloom 音似'咕噜姆'，想象黑暗洞穴中咕噜回声，让人感到忧郁。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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