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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。
忧郁的；闷闷不乐的；沮丧的
glummest — superlative of glum
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
忧郁的；闷闷不乐的；沮丧的
Sad and discouraged; moody and sullen.
She was glum all day after hearing the news.
听到消息后，她一整天都闷闷不乐。
沮丧的；情绪低落的；阴郁的
Despondent; moody; sullen.
After losing the game, he looked glum.
输了比赛后，他看起来闷闷不乐。
She felt even glummer after hearing the bad news.
听到坏消息后，她感到更加沮丧。
He was the glummest person at the party.
他是派对上最闷闷不乐的人。
She was glum all day after hearing the news.
听到消息后，她一整天都闷闷不乐。
He looked glum when he saw the results.
看到结果时，他看起来闷闷不乐。
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。
Not this
He glums all day.
Use this
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。
Not this
He is a glum.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
低落的心情
The team was in a glum mood after the defeat.
失利后，全队心情低落。
感到沮丧
I felt glum about the exam results.
我对考试成绩感到沮丧。
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。
沮丧的脸
Why the glum face? Is something wrong?
为什么板着脸？出什么事了吗？
Use glummest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.