dismal
US: /ˈdɪzməɫ/
UK: /dˈɪzməl/
UK: /dˈɪzməl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
dismal /'dizməl/
- tính từ
- buồn thảm, tối tăm, ảm đạm
- dismal weather: thời tiết ảm đạm
- dismal prospects: tiền đồ tối tăm, tương lai mù mịt
- buồn nản, u sầu, phiền muộn
- a dismal mood: tâm trạng u sầu buồn nản
- the dismal science
- (xem) science
- buồn thảm, tối tăm, ảm đạm
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 causing or showing sadness
Synonym: MISERABLE, GLOOMY
dismal conditions / surroundings / weather + Christmas will be dismal without the children.
2 (informal) not skilful or successful; of very low quality: The singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs. + Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.
dismally adverb: I tried not to laugh but failed dismally (= was completely unsuccessful).
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
depressing, gloomy, cheerless, melancholy, sombre, dreary, sad, bleak, funereal, lugubrious, forlorn, morose, solemn, dark, grim, wretched, woebegone, woeful, black, blue, joyless, doleful, dolorous, unhappy, miserable, lowering; pessimistic:
She was alone, alone on the dismal moor. The prospects for the company looked very dismal.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, look | become
ADV.
really
It was a really dismal day.
| a bit, fairly, pretty, rather
Last year's results were fairly dismal.
Concise English dictionary
'dɪzməl
adj.
+causing dejection
