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dismal
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dismally
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- dismal
['dɪzml]
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adjective
[+weather]
[ place]
[ mood]
(depressing) 阴沉的
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2.
adjective
[+prospects]
[ record]
[ failure]
(very bad) 令人忧郁的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- dismal
[ˈdɪzməl]
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adjective
阴沉的，令人沮丧的，令人忧郁的
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Even the most dismal and unstable circumstances can become something to be clung to.
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即使最凄惨和不稳定的情况依然可以成为值得坚持的情况。
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2.
adjective
[Spoken]
不熟练的；无能的；差劲的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- dismal
['dɪzməl]
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adj
causing gloom or depression
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2.
adj
causing dismay or terror
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adj
[Etymology]
C13: from dismal (noun) list of 24 unlucky days in the year, from Medieval Latin dies mali bad days, from Latin dies day + malus bad
Examples
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Even the most dismal and unstable circumstances can become something to be clung to.
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即使最凄惨和不稳定的情况依然可以成为值得坚持的情况。
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暗淡的景象
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a dismal picture
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