Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #20347
glummer
忧郁的；闷闷不乐的；沮丧的
glummer is the comparative of glum.
Sad and discouraged; moody and sullen.
- 1.
Despondent; moody; sullen.
沮丧的；情绪低落的；阴郁的
沮丧的；情绪低落的；阴郁的；愁闷的；阴沉的
In use
After losing the game, he looked glum.
She felt even glummer after hearing the bad news.
He was the glummest person at the party.
be glum
She was glum all day after hearing the news.
听到消息后，她一整天都闷闷不乐。
look/feel/sound glum
He looked glum when he saw the results.
看到结果时，他看起来闷闷不乐。
glum about something
常用介词 about 引出原因。
They were glum about the company's future.
他们对公司的未来感到沮丧。
Common mistakes
He glums all day.He is glum all day.
glum 是形容词，不能直接作谓语动词，需要用 be 动词或连系动词（如 look, feel）来连接。
He is a glum.He is a glum person.
glum 是形容词，不能用作可数名词表示‘一个愁闷的人’，需要加上名词 person 或改用形容词作表语。
Connections
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
- They sat in glum silence, waiting for the verdict.他们阴郁地沉默坐着，等待判决。
- glum face
- 沮丧的脸
Learner notes
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。
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。
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/.
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。
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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