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glum
忧郁的；闷闷不乐的；沮丧的
核心释义
Sad and discouraged; moody and sullen.
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沮丧的；情绪低落的；阴郁的
Despondent; moody; sullen.
沮丧的；情绪低落的；阴郁的；愁闷的；阴沉的
用法In use
After losing the game, he looked glum.
用法提示：glum 在此句中描述人的情绪状态，意为‘闷闷不乐的’。
She felt even glummer after hearing the bad news.
用法提示：glummer 是 glum 的比较级形式，表示更加愁闷。
He was the glummest person at the party.
用法提示：glummest 是 glum 的最高级形式，强调极度愁闷。
look/sound glum
常与 look、sound、seem 等系动词连用，描述神情或语气。
She looked glum when she heard the news.
她听到这个消息时显得闷闷不乐。
glum about sth
about 后接令人沮丧的事情或前景。
He was glum about his chances of passing the exam.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- look glum
- 显得闷闷不乐
- He looked glum when he heard the news.他听到这个消息时显得闷闷不乐。
- glum expression
- 阴郁的表情
- She wore a glum expression throughout the meeting.整个会议期间她都面带阴郁的表情。
- glum mood
- 低落的心情
- The team was in a glum mood after the defeat.失利后，全队心情低落。
- feel glum
- 感到沮丧
- I felt glum about the exam results.我对考试成绩感到沮丧。
- glum silence
- 阴郁的沉默
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 glum 想成 gloom（忧郁）少了 o，剩下闭嘴的 m，正是一副闷闷不乐的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般文章、叙事或小说描写 glum 通常属于中性词，日常谈话和一般书面写作中都比较常见，多用于描述某人闷闷不乐、沮丧或阴郁的样子；在非常正式的文体中也可使用，但更正式的词如 despondent 有时会更合适。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with glum, sharing the vowel /ʌ/ and the final consonant /m/. Beware lookalikes that sound different, such as 'gloom' /ɡluːm/, 'glam' /ɡlæm/, and 'gleam' /ɡliːm/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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