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somber + noun
常用于描述环境、颜色或情绪。
The room had a somber atmosphere.
房间里有一种阴沉的气氛。
昏暗的；暗淡的；阴沉的
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昏暗的；暗淡的；阴沉的
somber
The room had a somber atmosphere.
房间里有一种阴沉的气氛。
缺乏亮度或色彩；暗淡的
lacking brightness or color; dull
严肃甚至阴郁的
grave or even gloomy in character
The sky was somber and gray all afternoon, so we stayed indoors.
整个下午天空昏暗灰蒙，所以我们待在室内。
AI contextual example
He picked a somber brown coat because it would not show dirt easily.
他挑了一件深褐色的外套，因为不容易显脏。
AI contextual example
The old house looked somber with its dark wooden walls and tiny windows.
那栋老房子墙壁是深色木头，窗户又小，看起来阴阴沉沉。
AI contextual example
children in somber brown clothes
穿着暗棕色衣服的孩子们。
WordNet
常用于描述环境、颜色或情绪。
The room had a somber atmosphere.
房间里有一种阴沉的气氛。
描述人的表情或心情。
His face looked somber during the meeting.
会议期间他的脸色看起来很阴沉。
后接介词短语表示原因。
She felt somber over the loss of her job.
她对失去工作感到忧郁。
Not this
He sombered after hearing the news.
Use this
He looked somber after hearing the news.
错误地将'somber'用作动词，但'somber'是形容词，应用系动词+形容词结构。
Not this
He spoke somber about the situation.
Use this
He spoke somberly about the situation.
错误地将'somber'直接用作副词修饰动词，应用副词形式'somberly'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
阴郁的心情
The team was in a somber mood after the loss.
失利后，全队心情阴郁。
暗淡的色彩
She chose somber colors for the painting.
她为这幅画选用了暗淡的色彩。
严肃低沉的语气
His voice took on a somber tone as he spoke.
他说话时语气变得严肃低沉。
阴沉的气氛
A somber atmosphere filled the room.
房间里弥漫着阴沉的气氛。
忧郁的表情
Her somber expression showed how worried she was.
她忧郁的表情显示出她有多担心。
庄严悲伤的场合
The ceremony was a somber occasion for everyone.
这场仪式对每个人来说都是一个庄严悲伤的场合。
描绘出暗淡（令人悲观）的景象
The latest report paints a somber picture of the economy.
最新报告描绘出经济暗淡的景象。
流露出阴郁（严肃）的语气
His speech struck a somber note about the challenges ahead.
他的讲话就未来的挑战流露出阴郁的语气。
投下阴霾；使气氛变得低沉
The accident cast a somber shadow over the celebration.
这起事故给庆典投下了阴霾。
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联想 sober（清醒）和 somber 只差一个字母：清醒的人神色严肃，阴沉的人脸色更灰暗，两个词都带着‘沉重’的感觉。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、serious news reports somber 多用于书面语或正式场合，如文学作品和新闻报道，表示“暗淡的”或“阴郁的”。在日常口语中，这类意思通常用 dark、gloomy、serious 等更常见的词来表达。
None of the listed words rhymes exactly with somber (/ˈsɑmbɝ/) because their stressed vowel differs; number, lumber and chamber share the /mbɚ/ ending but not the /ɑ/ vowel. Bomber (/ˈbɑmɚ/) and climber (/ˈklaɪmɚ/) are spelling lookalikes with a silent b, and sober (/ˈsoʊbɚ/) loses the m, so they sound quite different.
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