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glum

美音:[glʌm ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[glʌm ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
adj.阴郁的,阴沉的

难易程度:

glum为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:glumness 形容词比较级:glummer 最高级:glummest 副词:glumly

相关词

dismal  gloomy  moody  sad  sullen    

glum


/glʌm; ˇlʌm/
adj (-mmer, -mmest) (infml 口) gloomy; sad 忧郁的; 闷闷不乐的
*glum expressions, faces, features 忧伤的神情、面孔、相貌.

glum


adj comparativeglummersuperlativeglummest
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: glum 'to look annoyed or bored' (15-19 centuries), from gloom]
if someone is glum, they feel unhappy and do not talk a lot
= gloomy
 Anna looked glum .
 After dinner, Kate lapsed into a glum silence .
>glumlyadv
 She stared glumly at her plate.
>glumnessn[U]