| 单词 | sombre |
| 释义 | sombre (sɒmbəʳ ) regional note: in AM, use somber 1. adjective If someone is sombre, they are serious or sad. The pair were in sombre mood. His expression became increasingly sombre. Unfortunately, this happy story finishes on a more sombre note. Synonyms: gloomy, sad, sober, grave sombrely graded adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB adjective] 'All the same, I wish he'd come back,' Martha said sombrely. She felt more sympathy for Neil's sombrely stolid manner than she ever had before. 2. adjective Sombre colours and places are dark and dull. ...a worried official in sombre black. It was a beautiful house, but it was dark and sombre and dead. Synonyms: dark, dull, gloomy, sober Collocations: sombre affair Instead, it would be a sombre affair with hand sanitisers as the table favours. The Sun Far from being a sombre affair, the album manages to strike that fine balance between darkness and light. The Sun It could have been a sombre affair, but the snapper broke the ice. The Sun But they [literary festivals] used to be much more sombre affairs. Times, Sunday Times It adds a sombre tone to the gorgeous sweeping vistas. Times,Sunday Times She was determined not to let the sombre tone of the show or the anguish of her character affect her family life. The Sun It added a bit of a sombre tone to the gig but the spirit in the city shone through and everyone enjoyed the night in the end. The Sun These final years, with the national calamity and her own old age, bring a more sombre tone to the letters. The Times Literary Supplement By then his sombre tone and flat delivery jarred. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 沉痛的, 灰暗的 Japanese: 陰気な, 薄暗い |
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