Word · Frequency #5722
glooming
（使）变暗；（使）忧郁
glooming is the present participle of gloom.
to become or make dark, gloomy, or sad
变忧沉；变黑暗；使忧郁；使黑暗
In use
The sky gloomed as the storm approached.
The bad news gloomed his mood for the rest of the day.
She sat in the corner, glooming over her failures.
sth gloom
指天色、光线等变得阴暗或昏暗。
The sky gloomed as the storm approached.
暴风雨来临时，天空变得阴暗起来。
sb gloom
指人看起来悲伤、消沉或不高兴。
He gloomed all afternoon after losing his job.
他失业后整个下午都显得忧郁沮丧。
Verb forms
base gloom · third person glooms · -ing glooming · past gloomed · past participle gloomed
规则动词，变化符合标准规律。
Common mistakes
The sky is gloom today.The sky is gloomy today.
gloom 是名词或动词，表示“阴暗”或“变得阴暗”；描述天空或天气的状态时，应使用形容词 gloomy，而不是名词/动词 gloom。
The bad news gloomed him.The bad news made him gloomy.
gloom 作动词时是不及物动词，不能直接带宾语；表示“使某人忧郁”应改用使役结构 make + 宾语 + 形容词，如 made him gloomy。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- gloomy
- 阴暗的；忧郁的 · adj.
- gloomily
- 忧郁地；阴沉地 · adv.
- gloominess
- 阴暗；忧郁 · n.
Sound & spelling
Learner notes
Grammar Note
Can be used transitively (e.g., gloomed the room) or intransitively (e.g., the sky gloomed).
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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