英语词汇“sombre”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 gloomy

Definition

serious, sad, or gloomy

The pair were in sombre mood.

Synonyms

gloomy

He is gloomy about the fate of the economy.

sad

The loss left me feeling sad and empty.

sober

grave

She could tell by his grave expression that something terrible had happened.

dismal

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

melancholy

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

mournful

He looked mournful, even near to tears.

lugubrious

He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious.

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.

sepulchral

He made his way along the sepulchral corridors.

Opposites

happy

bright

sunny

cheerful

upbeat (informal)

lively

, genial,

chirpy (informal)

effusive

full of beans

2 (adjective) in the sense of dark

Definition

(of colour or clothes) dull or dark

a worried official in sombre black

Synonyms

dark

His endless chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.

dull

It's always dull and raining.

gloomy

Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine.

sober

He dresses in sober grey suits.

drab

his drab little office

Opposites

bright

colourful

dazzling

gaudy

garish

单词	sombre
释义	Trends of sombre View usage for: 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 More Synonyms of sombre 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 More Synonyms of sombre sombre in British English or US somber (ˈsɒmbə) adjective 1. dismal; melancholy a sombre mood 2. dim, gloomy, or shadowy 3. (of colour, clothes, etc) sober, dull, or dark Derived forms sombrely (ˈsombrely) or US somberly (ˈsomberly) adverb sombreness (ˈsombreness) or US somberness (ˈsomberness) noun sombrous (ˈsɒmbrəs) adjective Word origin C18: from French, from Vulgar Latin subumbrāre (unattested) to shade, from Latin sub beneath + umbra shade Examples of 'sombre' in a sentence sombre It seemed as if absolute fire came out of his long dark sombre eyes. Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864) The sombre mood came despite a decent day for big stocks. Times, Sunday Times (2015) On which sombre note he considers the future. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Only now has its cold and sombre mood begun to touch me. various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990 (1990) It sets the sombre note that he maintains throughout. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Farage is in an unusually sombre mood. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The morning was overcast with a gentle wind and it perfectly matched the sombre mood of the contestants. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He tried to be all serious and sombre - but it was all a little too practised. The Sun (2008) My demise was once plotted here, deep in this dark sombre forest. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The continued trend away from big-ticket items provided a more sombre note. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Back at the car, we feel in sombre mood as we head east for the city. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It was a bravura performance totally out of keeping with his usual sober, sombre approach to both football and life. The Sun (2013) Their mood was sombre, too. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Sad, sombre and hilarious, this is not to be missed. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It was dusk and that just defined the dark, sombre, funereal feeling of the time. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Tomorrow, three floors above the street, the mood will be sombre. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Each piece casts a specific mood, sombre, flighty or relaxed. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The mood is sombre but this is possibly the most life-affirming, accomplished and affecting of his albums. The Sun (2009) Things are more sombre and serious in the second half, giving way to a darker, more elegiac mood. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It was a serious and sombre speech, with few references to the theme of binding the nation that is common in Lincoln. Times, Sunday Times (2009) His early paintings are vibrant with greens and golds, then moving into reds, and then gradually becoming darker and more sombre as the years advance. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In other languages sombre British English: sombre ADJECTIVE person If someone is sombre, they are serious or sad. The pair were in sombre mood. American English: somber Brazilian Portuguese: sombrio Chinese: 沉痛的 European Spanish: sombrío French: sombre German: traurig Italian: cupo Japanese: 陰気な Korean: 침울한 European Portuguese: sombrio Latin American Spanish: sombrío British English: sombre ADJECTIVE colour Sombre colours and places are dark and dull. His room is sombre and dark. American English: somber Brazilian Portuguese: lúgubre Chinese: 灰暗的 European Spanish: sombrío French: sombre German: düster Italian: scuro Japanese: 薄暗い Korean: 칙칙한 European Portuguese: lúgubre Latin American Spanish: sombrío Chinese translation of 'sombre' sombre or (US) somber (ˈsɔmbəʳ) adj [colour, place] 暗淡的 (àndàn de) [person, mood, expression] 忧(憂)郁(鬱)的 (yōuyù de) 1 (adjective) in the sense of gloomy Definition serious, sad, or gloomy The pair were in sombre mood. Synonyms gloomy He is gloomy about the fate of the economy. sad The loss left me feeling sad and empty. sober grave She could tell by his grave expression that something terrible had happened. dismal You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. melancholy It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy. mournful He looked mournful, even near to tears. lugubrious He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious. 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. sepulchral He made his way along the sepulchral corridors. Opposites happy , bright , sunny , cheerful , upbeat (informal) , lively , genial, chirpy (informal) , effusive , full of beans 2 (adjective) in the sense of dark Definition (of colour or clothes) dull or dark a worried official in sombre black Synonyms dark His endless chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts. dull It's always dull and raining. gloomy Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine. sober He dresses in sober grey suits. drab his drab little office Opposites bright , colourful , dazzling , gaudy , garish 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 doleful Definition dreary or mournful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look. Synonyms mournful, sad, gloomy, depressing, low, painful, distressing, dismal, melancholy, dreary, sombre, pitiful, forlorn, woeful, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, woebegone, down in the mouth, dolorous in the sense of drab Definition dull and dreary his drab little office Synonyms dull, grey, gloomy, dismal, dreary, shabby, sombre, lacklustre, flat, dingy, colourless, uninspired, vapid, cheerless Synonyms of 'sombre' sombre Explore 'sombre' in the dictionary
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