Adjective:
depressingly dark;the gloomy forest
the glooming interior of an old inn
`gloomful' is archaic
filled with melancholy and despondency ;gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
gloomy predictions
a gloomy silence
took a grim view of the economy
the darkening mood
lonely and blue in a strange city
depressed by the loss of his job
a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
downcast after his defeat
feeling discouraged and downhearted
causing dejection;a blue day
the dark days of the war
a week of rainy depressing weather
a disconsolate winter landscape
the first dismal dispiriting days of November
a dark gloomy day
grim rainy weather
dark，dim，black，gloomy，obscure，vague，grey这些形容词都含有“完全地或不完全地缺少光亮”之意。
dark最普通用词，指缺乏自然光线或人工照明，使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。
dim指光线不足或视力较差，不能清晰地看见物体。
black侧重颜色是黑色的，有时也指无光的黑暗。
gloomy指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。
obscure指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清，失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。
vague通常作借喻用，形容抽象事物。
grey与dark意思相近，但侧重阴暗单调的意味。
sad，unhappy，gloomy，blue，sorrowful，melancholy这些形容词均含“忧伤的，悲哀的，伤感的”之意。
sad最常用词，泛指一切形式的悲伤，着重暂时的不幸或感觉的忧伤。
unhappy多指日常生活中遇到不如意的事而感到不愉快、不幸，侧重指心理状态。
gloomy指愁眉苦脸，令他人也感到扫兴。
blue非正式用词，语气较随便，指较强烈的忧郁或沮丧。
sorrowful多指因丧失亲人等原因所引起的悲哀，也指由于错误而产生的悔恨交加的心情。
melancholy指经常性的忧郁或悲哀，多用于文学描写中。
1580年左右进入英语，直接源自中古英语的glom，意为模糊。
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词gloomy day阴暗的日子gloomy mood悲观的情绪the gloomy news令人沮丧的消息
近义词 unhappydepressed反义词 happymerrycheerful
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.It was a gloomy winter day.这是一个阴沉的冬日。
The little boy sat in a gloomy corner.小男孩坐在一个阴暗的角落。
When I saw their gloomy faces,I knew something was wrong.当我看到他们沮丧的脸时,我知道出事了。
用作表语
S+be+～+ prep .-phraseIt is so gloomy in the room that you should turn on the light.房间内太暗,你应该打开灯。
Chances of getting the job were slim, so the young man felt gloomy about the future.得到这份工作的机会很小,所以这位青年人感到前途渺茫。
形容词99%,名词1%
用作形容词Being alone in thatgloomyhouse gave me the willies.我一个人在那所阴暗的房子心里就发毛。
A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up thegloomyafternoon.有几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。
Her smile is a breath of fresh air in thisgloomyoffice.她的微笑给沉闷的办公室带来生气。
There is agloomy, overcast expression on his face.他愁眉苦脸。
She is always in thatgloomymood.她总是那样情绪低沉。
Share prices plunged as a result of thegloomyeconomic forecast.关于经济前景暗淡的预测导致股票价格大跌。
The college graduate feelsgloomyabout his future.那位大学毕业生感到前途黯淡。 The fact that unemployment gives a gloomier impression than employment suggests that people who fail to find work are not leaving the labour force as much as they typically did.
失业比就业更打击人心，这表明那些找不到工作的人口并不打算离开劳动力队伍，如同他们努力做的那样。 yeeyan
The bedroom looked, if anything, even danker and gloomier than it had on first sight.
卧室现在看起来比第一次看见的时候更加的黑暗阴森。 my3q.com
But the gloomier forecasts tend both to overstate the importance of exports and to understate the size of the government’s stimulus.
但是不景气的经济增长前景使得人们倾向于高估出口的重要性而低估政府刺激的规模。 yeeyan
But the gloomier figures are a reminder, if any were needed, that the road to recovery is not a smooth one.
但是如果说有任何必要的好，这些令人沮丧的数据则是一种提醒，警示着人们经济复苏的道路是不平坦的。 ecocn
But the gloomier views on Wall Street may yet be proved right.
然而华尔街的悲观看法或许也是正确的。 ecocn
For another, Mr Deaton notes that when politics is mentioned, people feel gloomier.
另一个原因是，迪顿指出，当提及政治时，人们会变得更为沮丧。 yeeyan
If this gloomier theory is right, the best that talking will achieve is not a breakthrough but some horse trading on the side.
如果这个令人不安的理论是正确的，那么对话所能取得的最好成果不是什么突破而是另外促成有成效的会谈。 topsage
In 1995 a much gloomier vision of the shopping mall appeared.
1995年一个描写购物中心的更加阴郁的影像问世。 ecocn
In contrast, Mr Medvedev comes in when the economic outlook is gloomier and inflation is soaring.
相反，梅德韦德夫上任之时，恰逢经济前景开始暗淡，通货膨胀居高不下。 ecocn
In recent years India has been creating more jobs than the gloomier scenarios suggested.
近年来，印度打破了沉闷的局势，创造了更多的就业机会。 ecocn
In the past year Spanish bosses have become gloomier still.
去年，西班牙的老板们心情依然低落。 ecocn
In Italy and Spain employers have been mostly negative about job prospects since early 2008, and their outlook is getting gloomier.
在意大利和西班牙，雇主自2008年初以来就对就业不乐观，而且他们对前景愈发的悲观。 ecocn
Inflation is running in double digits, domestic gas and electricity prices need to be raised and the outlook for the world economy is suddenly gloomier.
通货膨胀呈两位数递增，民用天然气与电费也需要增长，而且世界经济的前景也突然出现悲观。 ecocn
Many of the essays in“ Italy Today” describe situations that tend to support Graziano’s gloomier analysis.
在《今日意大利》上许多文章都所描绘的境况似乎都在支持 Graziano的悲观论调。 yeeyan
News from the euro zone and Japan is rather gloomier.
来自欧元区和日本的消息让人更为失望。 yeeyan
Now, however, a much gloomier view prevails, accompanied by a wave of revisions to the figures.
然而现在，伴随着一股校正这些数据的浪潮，一种更令人担忧的观点流行开来。 ecocn
Others are even gloomier. “We have used up all the leeway we had with public spending, ” admitted Pedro Solbes, the finance minister.
其他人则表示更加悲观：“公共开销已经使我们无可退路了，”财政部长佩德罗•索尔博斯承认到。 topsage
Past banking crises indicate an even gloomier prognosis.
过去的银行业危机预示着更悲观的预测。 ecocn
The impasse over the debt ceiling has yet to affect the bond markets: yields on government debt have actually dropped as the economic outlook has turned gloomier.
国债上限的绝境还将冲击债券市场。随着经济前景持续恶化，国债收益实际上已经开始下跌。 ecocn
The mood gets gloomier with each round of cuts.
每一轮的开支削减都使气氛变得更加的悲观。 ecocn
These findings are even gloomier than the 25% figure for employability that has been bandied about since 2005, when McKinsey released the results of a survey of international companies.
这一调查结果甚至比之前的数据更令人失望。2005年，咨询服务公司麦肯锡一份关于国际公司的调查结果宣称印度的IT业佣工达标率为25%。 ecocn