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

1 (adjective) in the sense of dull

Definition

dull or uninteresting

They live such dreary lives.

Synonyms

dull

They can both be rather dull.

boring

boring television programmes

tedious

the tedious business of line-by-line programming

routine

So many days are routine and uninteresting.

drab

his drab little office

tiresome

My neighbour is petty and tiresome.

lifeless

monotonous

It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs.

humdrum

trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job

colourless

He is a drab, colourless little man.

uneventful

The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly.

uninteresting

Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people?

mind-numbing

ho-hum (informal)

wearisome

a long and wearisome task

as dry as dust

Opposites

interesting

exciting

fascinating

bright

happy

cheerful

joyful

2 (adjective) in the sense of dismal

Definition

dull or uninteresting

a dreary little town in the Midwest

Synonyms

dismal

You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.

depressing

the depressing thought of his mother's death

bleak

The immediate outlook remains bleak.

sad

The loss left me feeling sad and empty.

lonely

lonely people who just want to talk

gloomy

Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy.

solitary

melancholy

It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy.

sombre

The pair were in sombre mood.

forlorn

He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off.

glum

What are you both looking so glum about?

mournful

He looked mournful, even near to tears.

lonesome mainly US, Canadian)

I've grown so lonesome, thinking of you.

downcast

a glum, downcast expression

sorrowful

His father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful.

wretched

The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart.

joyless

His work load had become so enormous that life seemed joyless.

funereal

He addressed the group in funereal tones.

doleful

He stared over his glasses with a doleful look.

cheerless

The kitchen was a dank and cheerless room.

drear

comfortless

单词	dreary
释义	Trends of dreary View usage for: dreary (drɪəri) Word forms: comparative drearier, superlative dreariest adjective If you describe something as dreary, you mean that it is dull and depressing. ...a dreary little town in the Midwest. They live such dreary lives. Synonyms: dull, boring, tedious, routine More Synonyms of dreary drearily adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] ...a drearily familiar scenario. More Synonyms of dreary dreary in British English (ˈdrɪərɪ) adjectiveWord forms: drearier or dreariest 1. sad or dull; dismal 2. wearying; boring 3. archaic miserable Also (literary): drear Derived forms drearily (ˈdrearily) adverb dreariness (ˈdreariness) noun Word origin Old English drēorig gory; related to Old High German trūreg sad dreary in American English (ˈdrɪri) adjectiveWord forms: ˈdrearier or ˈdreariest gloomy; cheerless; depressing; dismal; dull Derived forms drearily (ˈdrearily) adverb dreariness (ˈdreariness) noun Word origin ME dreri < OE dreorig, sad, orig., bloody, gory < dreor, blood < base of dreosan, to drip < IE base dhreu-, break off > drip, drowse Examples of 'dreary' in a sentence dreary I'm not quite sure who will watch this dreary little offering. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There was no talk of austerity or the dreary old deficit. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It is a dreary life if such a feeling does not make its acquaintance at least once. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The days spent scouring the seas for whales to save are long and dreary. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Can you imagine anything in life quite so dreary? Times, Sunday Times (2011) It has been a long and dreary week. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Less impressively, the set is a hillside town of dreary cream walls and doors. Times, Sunday Times (2014) When she reached the attic door and opened it, her heart gave a dreary little thump. Frances Hodgson Burnett A Little Princess (1905) It was dark, dreary and dull. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Powerful, yes but the tone of the track is a little dreary. The Sun (2014) They inherited the world; why should a dreary old thing like age stop them? Times, Sunday Times (2013) It means dreary or dull and it is what the weather has been since last Monday. Times, Sunday Times (2007) If this sounds a little dreary and homespun, let me explain. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The house isn't as she remembers and at first her days are long and dreary. The Sun (2006) Cold East wind and a dull dreary walk. Richard Ingrams The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett (2005) This may seem rather dreary as a recipe for encouraging literature, but it was spiced up in a number of ways. The Times Literary Supplement (2012) A rather dreary father and son. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I think life is very dreary. Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864) All I have is a dreary old grey suit. Times, Sunday Times (2015) To end the decades long dreary deadlock in the Holy Land would be just such a prize. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It is a good change, much better than the dreary old 50-over format. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In other languages dreary British English: dreary ADJECTIVE If you describe something as dreary, you mean that it is dull and depressing. ...a dreary little town. American English: dreary Brazilian Portuguese: monótono Chinese: 沉闷的 European Spanish: monótono French: morne German: trostlos Italian: desolato Japanese: 陰鬱な Korean: 황량한 European Portuguese: monótono Latin American Spanish: monótono Chinese translation of 'dreary' dreary (ˈdrɪərɪ) adj [place, time etc] 沉闷(悶)的 (chénmèn de) 1 (adjective) in the sense of dull Definition dull or uninteresting They live such dreary lives. Synonyms dull They can both be rather dull. boring boring television programmes tedious the tedious business of line-by-line programming routine So many days are routine and uninteresting. drab his drab little office tiresome My neighbour is petty and tiresome. lifeless monotonous It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs. humdrum trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job colourless He is a drab, colourless little man. uneventful The return journey was uneventful, the car running perfectly. uninteresting Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people? mind-numbing ho-hum (informal) wearisome a long and wearisome task as dry as dust Opposites interesting , exciting , fascinating , bright , happy , cheerful , joyful 2 (adjective) in the sense of dismal Definition dull or uninteresting a dreary little town in the Midwest Synonyms dismal You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. depressing the depressing thought of his mother's death bleak The immediate outlook remains bleak. sad The loss left me feeling sad and empty. lonely lonely people who just want to talk gloomy Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy. solitary melancholy It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy. sombre The pair were in sombre mood. forlorn He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off. glum What are you both looking so glum about? mournful He looked mournful, even near to tears. lonesome mainly US, Canadian) I've grown so lonesome, thinking of you. downcast a glum, downcast expression sorrowful His father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful. wretched The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart. joyless His work load had become so enormous that life seemed joyless. funereal He addressed the group in funereal tones. doleful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look. cheerless The kitchen was a dank and cheerless room. drear comfortless Additional synonyms in the sense of bleak Definition offering little hope The immediate outlook remains bleak. Synonyms dismal, black, dark, depressing, grim, discouraging, gloomy, hopeless, dreary, sombre, unpromising, disheartening, joyless, cheerless, comfortless in the sense of boring boring television programmes Synonyms uninteresting, dull, tedious, dreary, stale, tiresome, monotonous, old, dead, flat, dry, routine, uninspiring, humdrum, insipid, mind-numbing, unexciting, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, unvaried, yawnsome, as dry as dust in the sense of cheerless Definition dreary or gloomy The kitchen was a dank and cheerless room. Synonyms gloomy, dark, depressing, dull, grim, bleak, dismal, dreary, sombre, austere, drab, desolate, forlorn, joyless, funereal, comfortless Synonyms of 'dreary' dreary Explore 'dreary' in the dictionary*
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