sombre

US [ˈsɑmbər]
UK [ˈsɒmbə(r)]
  • adj.昏暗的；阴沉的；暗淡的；阴郁的
  • Web忧郁的；阴暗的；阴影

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Sombre
adj.
1.
昏暗的；阴沉的；暗淡的dark in colour; dull
dressed in sombre shades of grey and black
穿着灰色和黑色的暗色调衣服
2.
阴郁的；沮丧的sad and serious
Paul was in a sombre mood .
保罗当时心情忧郁。
The year ended on a sombre note.
那一年在沉闷的气氛中结束了。

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1.
Vice and disease, which cast such a sombre moral hue over the world, seemed to have hardly any existence for him.
罪恶与疾病，使这个世界郁忧阴暗，在他却几乎不存在似的。
zuì è yǔ jí bìng , shǐ zhè ge shì jiè yù yōu yīn àn , zài tā què jī hū bù cún zài shì de 。
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2.
As the sombre wheels of the six carts go round, they seem to plough up a long crooked furrow among the populace in the streets.
这六辆车的阴沉的轮子旋转着，似乎在街上的人群中犁出了一条弯弯曲曲的沟畦。
zhè liù liàng chē de yīn chén de lún zǐ xuán zhuǎn zhe , sì hū zài jiē shàng de rén qún zhōng lí chū le yī tiáo wān wān qū qū de gōu qí 。
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3.
It was one of the many paradoxes in her character, that love of sombre and melancholy melodies, so opposite to her gay, frivolous nature.
这是她性格中自相矛盾的情况之一：她喜欢低沉忧郁的乐曲，这跟她那快乐、轻浮的天性恰巧相反。
zhè shì tā xìng gé zhōng zì xiāng máo dùn de qíng kuàng zhī yī : tā xǐ huan dī chén yōu yù de yuè qǔ , zhè gēn tā nà kuài lè 、 qīng fú de tiān xìng qià qiǎo xiāng fǎn 。
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It is not too much of a stretch to relate the deflated build-up to the World Cup in England this time to the wider, sombre atmosphere.
不需要太多延伸，就可以把英格兰内的对于这次世界杯之旅的灰心丧气的舆论造势，和更广泛的忧郁气氛联系起来。
bù xū yào tài duō yán shēn , jiù kě yǐ bǎ yīng gé lán nèi de duì yú zhè cì shì jiè bēi zhī lǚ de huī xīn sàng qì de yú lùn zào shì , hé gèng guǎng fàn de yōu yù qì fēn lián xì qǐ lái 。
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But Liu Ping was sombre as he watched them. His home town of Beichuan was wiped out by the shock. Hundreds of children lie among the dead.
看着她们刘平（音译）却高兴不起来。他的家乡北川被地震夷为平地。数百名孩子丧生。
kàn zhe tā men liú píng ( yīn yì ) què gāo xìng bù qǐ lái 。 tā de jiā xiāng běi chuān bèi dì zhèn yí wéi píng dì 。 shù bǎi míng hái zi sàng shēng 。
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6.
Her young life had been sombre, but she had known nothing of the utmost human needs.
她们年轻的生活是黯淡的，但是她从来不知道什么是人类极端的需要。
tā men nián qīng de shēng huó shì àn dàn de , dàn shì tā cóng lái bù zhī dào shén me shì rén lèi jí duān de xū yào 。
7.
WHEN Barack Obama visited Elkhart, Indiana, in early February, a few weeks after his inauguration, it was a sombre affair.
在二月初，当巴拉克奥巴马在他就职典礼后的几个星期，访问了印第安纳洲的埃尔德哈特市时，那是一件沉重的事情。
zài èr yuè chū , dāng bā lā kè ào bā mǎ zài tā jiù zhí diǎn lǐ hòu de jǐ gè xīng qī , fǎng wèn le yìn dì ān nà zhōu de āi ěr dé hā tè shì shí , nà shì yī jiàn chén zhòng de shì qíng 。
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It was noticed that there was a moment when his countenance became very sombre.
大家注意到他的神色在某一时刻显得非常沉郁。
dà jiā zhù yì dào tā de shén sè zài mǒu yī shí kè xiǎn de fēi cháng chén yù 。
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9.
It had diffused over the earth all the light which tyranny can give a sombre light.
凡是专制所能给予的光明，帝国都在世上普及了，那是一种暗淡的光。
fán shì zhuān zhì suǒ néng jǐ yǔ de guāng míng , dì guó dōu zài shì shàng pǔ jí le , nà shì yī zhǒng àn dàn de guāng 。
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Hawthorne's own life was free enough from tragedy ; yet he saw destiny's sombre operation all about him .
霍索恩一生没有什么恶剧，然而他却看到周围是命运的重重魅影。
huò suǒ ēn yì shēng méi yǒu shén me è jù , rán ér tā què kàn dào zhōu wéi shì mìng yùn de chóng chóng mèi yǐng 。
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