dreary

[ˈdrɪəri]
  • adj.

    沉寂的;阴沉的;令人厌烦的;枯燥的;


  • 词义辨析

    dull,tedious,monotonous,dreary

    这些形容词均表示“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”之意。
    dull指缺乏新鲜、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。
    tedious侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷,缺乏活力,使感到不舒服。
    monotonous指没有变化、重复单调的。
    dreary侧重无趣味的,不活泼的事或思想状态。

  • 双语例句
1、

She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.

她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事.

——《简明英汉词典》

2、

Copying manuscripts all the time is dreary work.

老是抄写手稿是件枯燥乏味的差事.

辞典例句

3、

They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitious or love of comfort.

他们有一种自由自在的风度, 他们不沉溺于可鄙的追名逐利和对舒适生活的迷恋.

——《用法词典》

4、

The otherwise dreary book is enlivened by some very amusing illustrations.

这本枯燥乏味的书幸亏加了一些精彩的插图才变得生动有趣.

——《简明英汉词典》

5、

Shamen island is descryibed as a dreary banishment site and as a romantic fairy place.

沙门岛一是悲凉凄惨、令人畏惧的囚犯流放处所“远恶军州”,一是发生美妙浪漫的人神恋爱故事的人间仙境.

——期刊摘选

6、

They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort.

他们有一种奔放不羁的风度, 他们没有对卑鄙的野心目标的无聊的追逐和对舒适的迷恋.

——《用法词典》

7、

They had turned away from the centre of the dreary tobacco town.

他们刚离开那潦倒的烟草镇市中心.

——辞典例句

8、

They have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions.

他们不去无聊地追求卑鄙的野心.

——辞典例句

9、

It is very dreary to do the same job everyday.

每天都做同样工作是很单调的.

——期刊摘选

10、

What a dreary discussion. Gloom and doom for years out into the future.

多年沉闷的讨论、沮丧和厄运将来还会有吗?

——期刊摘选

11、

So a dreary Monday afternoon in Walthamstow is nothing to write home about, right?

这么说,在沃尔瑟姆斯托度过的一个沉闷的周一下午没什么值得大书特书的,是吗?

——柯林斯例句

12、

Relentlessly her mind travelled on over the dreary interval.

她丝毫不怜悯自己地继续追忆那段阴郁岁月.

——辞典例句

13、

Life in peacetime Britain was grey threadbare dreary and hopeless.

和平时期英国的生活是灰色、乏味、沉闷并且无望的.

——期刊摘选

14、

She had had a dreary day of it herself.

她自己已经为此生了一天的闷气.

——英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

15、

They couldn't because they were restricted by the dreary realities of electrical circuits and Bakelite moldings.

他们无法这样,因为受到现实中沉闷的电路和塑料造型的限制.

——期刊摘选

16、

You can thank your lucky stars that you don't have to go to this dreary reception.

你真走运,不用出席那死气沉沉的招待会.

——《简明英汉词典》

17、

He called a cab and was driven through the dreary rain to the North Side.

他叫了辆马车.马车载着他穿过阴沉沉的雨幕驶向北区.

——英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

18、

I hate these dry, dreary days.

我讨厌干燥沉闷的天气!

——期刊摘选

19、

There never was such a dreary, dismal scene as the formerly cheerful house presented!

这所以前是很欢乐的房子从来没有呈现过这么一幅荒凉阴郁的景象.

——辞典例句

20、

Nowadays, dreary old comprehensibility is still very much around.

如今, 令人生厌的容易理解的老派作品还是很多.

——期刊摘选

21、

a dreary winter's day

阴沉的冬日

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

22、

He wrote about thunder, bald tree and dreary moon to express his sadness.

他通过雷电 、 秃树、大月等意象,表现内心的孤寂和压抑.

——期刊摘选

23、

His speech was dreary.

他的讲演枯燥乏味.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

24、

Tis dreary, my raven, this time we spend here tapping toes.

海尔达利:真是无趣啊, 我的乌鸦.我们在此浪费时间抖动脚趾头.

——期刊摘选

25、

Care to inspect the damge ? You're welcome to, but it's a dreary sight.

你想去视察视察被炸的情况 吗 ?欢迎你去, 可是景象很惨.

——辞典例句

26、

He cannot slow down a delightful program or speed up a dreary one.

他不能慢放一个令人愉快的节目,也不能快放一个令人乏味的节目.

——期刊摘选

27、

Such a sight makes him feel dreary and sorrowful.

——这使他感到凄凉、悲裒.

——期刊摘选

28、

Sundays were dreary days in that wintry season.

在那酷冷严寒的季节,星期天是个悲哀的日子.

——辞典例句

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