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单词 drear
释义 drear
I. \ˈdri(ə)r, -iə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: back-formation from dreary
archaic : dreariness
II. adjective
Etymology: short for dreary
1. : cheerless and depressing : uninteresting and dull : dreary
 < though the setting is drear and circumstances oppressive, this is not a degrading story — E.A.Weeks >
 < a barren and drear existence >
2. : sad
 < I had taken a hot whisky punch to the master, poor creature, he seemed so lone and drear — James Reynolds >
drear·ly adverb
drear·ness noun -es
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