somber

英 ['sɒmbə(r)]

美 ['sɑmbər]

“sombre”的变体

GRETEM8

COCA.9562

英英释义

adj

• grave or even gloomy in character
  1. solemn and mournful music
  2. a suit of somber black
  3. a somber mood
  Synonym:sombremelancholy
• lacking brightness or color
  1. drab faded curtains
  2. sober Puritan grey
  3. children in somber brown clothes
  Synonym:drabsobersombre

双语例句

• It was a day of silence and somber speeches in New Orleans two years after Hurricane Katrina struck.
  今天是新奥尔良遭遇卡特里娜飓风袭击两周年的日子，民众们默哀并聆听了悼念演说。
• This does not mean our worship must be joyless, solemn and somber.
  这并不是说我们的敬拜必须不苟言笑，庄严和阴郁。
• Then the dogs stopped barking, and once more a somber silence descended on the valley.
  狗渐渐地没有咬了，峡谷里又复显出夜深时候的静寂。
• That was a somber January day. He looked at the heavy sky and sighed.
  那是一个阴沉的正月天。他看着阴沉沉的天空，叹了一口气。
• His eyes were somber, resentful and yet nervous.
  他的眼睛显得阴沉、愤懑，然而又惶惶不安。
• Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber.
  最后，医生带着疲倦而严峻的面容出现了。
• That said, in the midst of all this jubilation, I must temper my enthusiasm with a somber note.
  那说，在所有的这一个欢呼之中，我一定用一个微暗的注意锻炼我的狂热。
• Grandpa looked at his grandson, saw the somber look on his face and felt the little boy's envy.
  爷爷看着他的孙子，看到他一脸的闷闷不乐，感觉到了小男孩内心的艳羡之情。
• That was a somber January day.
  那是一个阴沈的正月天。
• As part of the somber ceremony, President Bush is visiting both areas today.
  期间，布什总统访问了受灾的两个地区。