drear
英 [drɪə]
美
- adj. 阴郁的；悲伤的（dreary）
英英释义
- 1. depressing in character or appearance;
- "drove through dingy streets"
- "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens
- "drab old buildings"
- "a dreary mining town"
- "gloomy tenements"
- "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams
双语例句
- 1. One drear word comprised my intolerable duty - Depart!
- 一个伤心的字包含了我的无法忍受的责任 ― ―走开!
来自辞典例句
英文词源
- drear (adj.)
- 1620s, poetic shortening of dreary.