英语词汇“morose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

A morose person is sullen, gloomy, sad, glum, and depressed — not a happy camper.

When someone is morose, they seem to have a cloud of sadness hanging over them. This word is stronger than just sad — morose implies being extremely gloomy and depressed. We all can be morose at times, like after the death of a friend or family member. Whether you're morose due to an event or just because you're feeling blue, you should try skipping or whistling a little tune to perk things up.

WORD FAMILY

morose: morosely, moroseness, morosest+/moroseness: morosenesses

USAGE EXAMPLES

But Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol was morose: “It’s all boring and slightly dispiriting. Everything in the ’90s is becoming sort of like Jell-O.”

Washington Post(Nov 04, 2016)

The show stays just as morose through its first two episodes, during which it also becomes a murder mystery and an attempted noir thriller.

New York Times(Oct 17, 2016)

With just one phone call, Lawrence shifts from vaguely depressed to downright morose.

New York Times(Oct 16, 2016)

adj showing a brooding ill humor

a morose and unsociable manner

Syn

dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, saturnine, sour, sullen
ill-natured

having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

单词	morose
释义	morose (once / 2157 pages) adj A morose person is sullen, gloomy, sad, glum, and depressed — not a happy camper. When someone is morose, they seem to have a cloud of sadness hanging over them. This word is stronger than just sad — morose implies being extremely gloomy and depressed. We all can be morose at times, like after the death of a friend or family member. Whether you're morose due to an event or just because you're feeling blue, you should try skipping or whistling a little tune to perk things up. WORD FAMILY morose: morosely, moroseness, morosest+/moroseness: morosenesses USAGE EXAMPLES But Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol was morose: “It’s all boring and slightly dispiriting. Everything in the ’90s is becoming sort of like Jell-O.” Washington Post(Nov 04, 2016) The show stays just as morose through its first two episodes, during which it also becomes a murder mystery and an attempted noir thriller. New York Times(Oct 17, 2016) With just one phone call, Lawrence shifts from vaguely depressed to downright morose. New York Times(Oct 16, 2016) adj showing a brooding ill humor a morose and unsociable manner Syn dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, saturnine, sour, sullen ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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