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glum AHD[glŭm] D.J.[glʌm]K.K.[glʌm]adj.（形容词）glum.mer, glum.mest - Moody and melancholy; dejected.闷闷不乐的：愁眉不展的，悲伤的；沮丧的
- Gloomy; dismal.忧郁的；郁闷的
n.（名词）- The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it:闷闷不乐，忧郁：愁眉不展、悲伤、忧郁的状态或性质或这种事例："He was a charming mixture of glum and glee"(Lillian Hellman)“他是一个很有魅力的人，时而忧伤时而欢笑”(莉莲·赫尔曼)
- glums Chiefly British The blues. Often used withthe : glums 【多用于英国】 忧伤。常与the 连用： "Most other publications have got the glums"(Tina Brown)“其他大多数出版物也感染上忧伤的色彩”(蒂娜·布朗)
- ; akin to Probably akin to Middle English gloumen [to become dark] * see gloom ；类似于 可能类似于 中古英语 gloumen [变黑，阴郁] * 参见 gloom
glumʹly adv.（副词）glumʹness n.（名词）glum, gloomy, morose, dour, saturnine- These adjectives mean having a broodingly cheerless aspect or disposition.这些形容词都指不高兴的性情。
- Glum implies silent dejection: Glum 指沉闷的沮丧，低沉： Why so glum? The votes haven't been counted yet.为什么那么气馁？选举结果还没出来呢。
- Gloomy suggests somber melancholy: Gloomy 指悲观的： She takes a gloomy view of the future.她对将来很悲观的。
- Morose implies sourness of temper and a tendency to be uncommunicative: Morose 指脾气坏的，乖僻的，不愿交注的： He stared down at his dinner plate in a morose and unsociable manner.他低头盯着餐盘，一副冷淡不友好的样子，
- Dour especially suggests grimness or humorlessnessand sometimes an obstinate nature: Dour 尤指严肃或毫无幽默感，有时指倔强呆板的性质： "To a Western eye, [they] seem poorly dressed, ill-groomed, dour and preoccupied" (Peter Lewis).“在西方人看来， 显得似乎衣着寒碜，不修边幅，桀骜不驯” （彼得·刘易斯）。
- Saturnine suggests gloominess or melancholy of temperament and often a tendency to be bitter or sardonic: Saturnine 指性格阴郁，常指冷峻、严厉的意向： the saturnine faces of the judges. 法官们那阴沉的脸色
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