sombre

英 [ˈsɒmbə(r)]

美 [ˈsɑːmbər]

adj.  昏暗的; 阴沉的; 暗淡的; 阴郁的; 沮丧的

Collins.1 / BNC.9775 / COCA.35855

牛津词典

adj.

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

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 somber


• ADJ-GRADED (人)忧郁的，严肃的
  If someone issombre, they are serious or sad.
  1. The pair were in sombre mood...
     这两个人情绪低落。
  2. His expression became increasingly sombre...
     他的表情变得越来越严肃。
  3. Unfortunately, this happy story finishes on a more sombre note.
     遗憾的是，这个快乐的故事结局却比较伤感。
• ADJ-GRADED (颜色)暗淡的;(地方)灰暗的
  Sombrecolours and places are dark and dull.
  1. ...a worried official in sombre black...
     一名身穿深黑色服装、面带忧虑的官员
  2. It was a beautiful house, but it was dark and sombre and dead.
     这座房子虽然很漂亮，但是色彩暗淡，死气沉沉。

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:sombermelancholy
• lacking brightness or color
  1. drab faded curtains
  2. sober Puritan grey
  3. children in somber brown clothes
  Synonym:drabsobersomber

双语例句

• The fresh morning air seemed to drive away all his sombre passions.
  早晨的清新空气仿佛驱散了所有那些阴郁的念头。
• His expression became increasingly sombre
  他的表情变得越来越严肃。
• The plain but nutritious breakfast was taken by all three in sombre silence.
  三个人在悲怆和沉默中用完了简单而营养丰富的饭菜。
• A sombre figure was there to meet us.
  一个脸色阴沉的人在那儿迎接我们。
• Oppenheimer looked around with large sombre eyes.
  奥本海默用黝黑的大眼睛环顾了一下。
• He would have preferred sitting alone, for he liked a silent, sombre, unsafe solitude.
  他真宁可独自坐在那儿，因为他喜欢一种寂静、暗黑而不安全的孤独环境。
• Blue as the sky, sombre and lonely.
  蓝如天空，阴沉而寂寞。
• The next day dawned sombre and gloomy.
  第二天拂晓时，天色阴沉昏暗。
• The movement was characterized by its disregard of outlines and distaste for sombre colours.
  这一运动的特色是无视轮廓和厌恶暗淡的色彩。
• Clara was full of a sombre preconception.
  克拉拉心中充满了模糊的成见。