morose

英 [məˈrəʊs]

美 [məˈroʊs]

adj.  阴郁的; 脾气不好的; 闷闷不乐的

GRE

BNC.19684 / COCA.21545

牛津词典

adj.

• 阴郁的；脾气不好的；闷闷不乐的
  unhappy, bad-tempered and not talking very much
  1. She just sat there looking morose.
     她就那样阴郁地坐在那儿。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 阴郁的;脾气不好的;孤僻的
  Someone who ismoroseis miserable, bad-tempered, and not willing to talk very much to other people.
  1. She was morose, pale, and reticent.
     她面色苍白、忧郁孤僻，并且沉默寡言。

双语例句

• Because I had always been a morose and pessimistic guy.
  我其实一直是一个忧郁并且悲观的人。
• If you're morose overall, are you going to start telling jokes?
  如果你总体上抑郁寡欢，你会去讲笑话吗？
• In fact, the only one who needs to be morose is me, not Annie.
  应该感慨时光飞逝，流水无情的是我，而不是安妮。
• Their inchoate romance could prove therapeutic for both, with Alice finding pure friendship and Joe learning to let go of morose childhood.
  他们的懵懂之爱对于他们两人来说都有疗伤效果，伴随着爱丽丝找到了纯纯的友谊，而乔学会了遗忘孤苦的童年。
• Beethoven could not hear it, and this made him very morose, As the winter approached he realized that his hearing was no better, and that it was likely to get worse, and he might end up totally deaf.
  贝多芬却听不到，这使他非常郁闷。到了那年冬天，他意识到他的听觉不但不见好转，而且我可能每况愈下，以至彻底失聪。
• I have to explain a little here. I had always been kind of a morose and pessimistic guy. I feel that life is like peeing into the snow in a dark winter night. You probably made a difference, but its really hard to tell.
  我需要在这里稍作解释下，我一直是个抑郁悲观的人，我认为人生就好像在漆黑的冬夜在雪地里小便，你或许能做些许变化，但真的很难预言。
• The older partner is rather dull and morose, but the younger has a mercurial temperament that appeals to customers.
  较年长的合伙人是相当迟钝、愁眉苦脸的，但是年纪较小者有一个雄辩机智的性格对客户有吸引力。
• Pat Buchanan, a speechwriter who considered himself Nixon's conservative conscience, was morose.
  帕特·布坎南，这个自视为尼克松保守主义良心的演说撰稿人，闷闷不乐了。
• Melly helped her pack, looking morose and sad.
  梅利帮她收拾东西，看上去有些抑郁和忧愁。
• Earnshaw sat, morose as usual, at the chimney-corner.
  哈里顿象往常一样忧愁地坐在壁炉旁边。