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单词 glum
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glum


glum

G0159600 (glŭm)adj. glum·mer, glum·mest 1. Moody and melancholy; dejected.2. Gloomy; dismal.n.1. The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it: "He was a charming mixture of glum and glee" (Lillian Hellman).2. glums Chiefly British The blues. Often used with the: "Most other publications have got the glums" (Tina Brown).
[Probably akin to Middle English gloumen, to become dark; see gloom.]
glum′ly adv.glum′ness n.

glum

(ɡlʌm) adj, glummer or glummestsilent or sullen, as from gloom[C16: variant of gloom] ˈglumly adv ˈglumness n

glum

(glʌm)

adj. glum•mer, glum•mest. sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected. [1425–75; late Middle English; variant of gloom] glum′ly, adv. glum′ness, n. syn: glum, morose, sullen describe a gloomy, unsociable attitude. glum suggests a depressed, spiritless disposition or manner, usu. temporary: The runner had a glum expression after losing the race. morose, which adds a sense of bitterness and peevishness, implies a habitual and pervasive gloominess: His chronic illness put him in a morose mood. sullen usu. implies a reluctance or refusal to speak, accompanied by a glowering look expressing anger or a sense of injury: The child had a sullen look after being scolded.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.glum - moody and melancholicdejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
2.glum - showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"glowering, moody, morose, sullen, saturnine, dour, dark, sourill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

glum

adjective gloomy, miserable, dismal, down, low, melancholy, dejected, downcast, morose, doleful, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), down in the mouth, in low spirits What are you both looking so glum about?
cheerful, jolly, merry, upbeat (informal), cheery, joyful, chirpy (informal)

glum

adjective1. Broodingly and sullenly unhappy:dour, gloomy, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sulky, sullen, surly.2. Dark and depressing:black, bleak, blue, cheerless, dark, desolate, dismal, dreary, gloomy, joyless, somber, tenebrific.
Translations
闷闷不乐的阴郁的

glum

(glam) adjective gloomy and sad. a glum expression. 悶悶不樂的, 憂鬱的 闷闷不乐的,阴郁的 ˈglumly adverb 悶悶不樂地 闷闷不乐地ˈglumness noun 悶悶不樂 忧郁

glum


Related to glum: glume, Gollum
  • adj

Synonyms for glum

adj gloomy

Synonyms

  • gloomy
  • miserable
  • dismal
  • down
  • low
  • melancholy
  • dejected
  • downcast
  • morose
  • doleful
  • downhearted
  • down in the dumps
  • down in the mouth
  • in low spirits

Antonyms

  • cheerful
  • jolly
  • merry
  • upbeat
  • cheery
  • joyful
  • chirpy

Synonyms for glum

adj broodingly and sullenly unhappy

Synonyms

  • dour
  • gloomy
  • moody
  • morose
  • saturnine
  • sour
  • sulky
  • sullen
  • surly

adj dark and depressing

Synonyms

  • black
  • bleak
  • blue
  • cheerless
  • dark
  • desolate
  • dismal
  • dreary
  • gloomy
  • joyless
  • somber
  • tenebrific

Synonyms for glum

adj moody and melancholic

Related Words

  • dejected

adj showing a brooding ill humor

Synonyms

  • glowering
  • moody
  • morose
  • sullen
  • saturnine
  • dour
  • dark
  • sour

Related Words

  • ill-natured
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