英语词汇“dour”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	dour
释义	Trends of dour View usage for: dour (dʊəʳ, daʊəʳ) adjective If you describe someone as dour, you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly. ...a dour, taciturn man. No wonder he looked so dour. Synonyms: gloomy, forbidding, grim, sour More Synonyms of dour dourly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] [disapproval] The old man stared dourly at them. dour in British English (dʊə, ˈdaʊə) adjective 1. sullen 2. hard or obstinate Derived forms dourly (ˈdourly) adverb dourness (ˈdourness) noun Word origin C14: probably from Latin dūrus hard dour in American English (dʊr; daʊr) adjective 1. Scottish hard; stern; severe 2. Scottish obstinate 3. sullen; gloomy; forbidding Derived forms dourly (ˈdourly) adverb dourness (ˈdourness) noun Word origin ME < L durus: see durable Examples of 'dour' in a sentence dour He's a dour stayer but would probably prefer softer ground and this is a rise in class. The Sun (2016) Modern football managers tend to the dour and serious. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But the show is also a bit dour and static. Times, Sunday Times (2007) His set was a rather more dour affair. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This dour stayer has been running well in some of the better marathon races this season. The Sun (2013) The testing ground is ideal for this dour stayer. The Sun (2010) He is a dour stayer and is unexposed over marathon distances. The Sun (2012) It was a pretty dour affair. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In fact they are surprisingly serious, almost dour. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This sounds a bit dour but you've got to enjoy that side of it as well. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This dour stayer was touched off in the Cesarewitch. The Sun (2016) He is a dour stayer so the step up to 4m should suit. The Sun (2013) It was a poor game, strewn with errors and a dour affair. The Sun (2012) I have always seen him as a bit uptight and dour. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I find this painting rather gloomy and dour. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It transpires that this rather dour, irascible man was quite a showman when it came to telling a story. The Times Literary Supplement (2014) He made a promising chase debut at Newbury and has always looked a dour stayer so this extra distance suits. The Sun (2015) She makes dubstep, a genre sometimes deathly serious and dour, seem like fun. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Love You would expect her to be a rather dour woman, obsessed with death. The Sun (2009) But then came his rather dour appearance at last Friday's media engagements. The Sun (2012) Belgium, unscathed in an agreeable group, have been dour rather than exciting and their principal asset may be their defensive capability. Times, Sunday Times (2014) HELL hath no fury like a lower-league striker given the freedom of the airwaves after a dour 0-0 draw in an athletics stadium. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He said: 'It is a bit dour and that is a bit surprising given the amount of money spent on players who must have been in demand. The Sun (2015) In other languages dour British English: dour ADJECTIVE If you describe someone as dour, you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly. ...a dour, taciturn man. American English: dour Brazilian Portuguese: austero Chinese: 阴沉的 European Spanish: hosco French: austère German: verdrießlich Italian: austero Japanese: 気難しい Korean: 뚱한 European Portuguese: austero Latin American Spanish: hosco (adjective) in the sense of gloomy Definition sullen and unfriendly a dour, taciturn man Synonyms gloomy He is gloomy about the fate of the economy. forbidding There was something severe and forbidding about her face. grim Her expression was grim and unpleasant. sour He was a sour and lonely man. dismal You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. dreary They live such dreary lives. sullen The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence. unfriendly morose She was morose, pale and reticent. Opposites happy , pleasant , sunny , cheerful , cheery , good-humoured , carefree , genial , chirpy (informal) , jovial Additional synonyms in the sense of dismal Definition gloomy and depressing You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. Synonyms sad, gloomy, melancholy, black, dark, depressing, discouraging, bleak, dreary, sombre, forlorn, despondent, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, dolorous in the sense of dreary Definition dull or uninteresting They live such dreary lives. Synonyms dull, boring, tedious, routine, drab, tiresome, lifeless, monotonous, humdrum, colourless, uneventful, uninteresting, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal), wearisome, as dry as dust in the sense of forbidding Definition severe and threatening in appearance or manner There was something severe and forbidding about her face. Synonyms threatening, severe, frightening, hostile, grim, menacing, sinister, daunting, ominous, unfriendly, foreboding, baleful, bodeful Nearby words of dour doubtful doubtless doughty dour douse dove dovetail Synonyms of 'dour' dour Explore 'dour' in the dictionary
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