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dismal

[ˈdɪzməɫ]

Meanings
adjective

令人失望的，糟糕的。

Disappointingly inadequate.

Examples :

"He received a dismal compensation."
他得到的补偿少得可怜，令人失望。
attitude quality situation condition

Related Words

Illustration despair

despair noun

/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈspɛəɹ/

绝望，灰心。

"He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive"

他绝望地转过身，意识到自己活不下去了。

Illustration received

received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

收到，接到，获得

"She received many presents for her birthday."

她生日的时候收到了很多礼物。

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

蛆，幼虫

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

堆肥里引来了很多白色的小蛆虫。

Illustration depressing

depressing verb

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/ /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/

压下，压低

"Depress the upper lever to start the machine."

压下上方的拉杆来启动机器。

Illustration weekend

weekend noun

/wiːˈkɛnd/ /ˈwiˌkɛnd/

周末， 周休

"The weekend is a good time for families to spend time together. "

周末是家人共度美好时光的好机会。

Illustration bleak

bleak adjective

/bliːk/

苍白的，没有生气的

"The artist's painting of the stormy sky was bleak, showing only shades of gray and dark blue. "

艺术家画的暴风雨天空一片苍白，只有灰色和深蓝色，毫无生气。

Illustration gloomy

gloomy adjective

/ˈɡlumi/

阴暗, 昏暗。

"The cavern was gloomy."

洞穴里阴暗昏沉的。

Illustration inadequate

inadequate noun

/ɪnˈædəkwɪt/

不胜任者，能力不足的人

"The inadequate showed up late to every class, making it hard to keep up with the course material. "

这个不胜任者每节课都迟到，很难跟上课程进度。

Illustration thoughts

thoughts noun

/θɑts/ /θɔːts/

想法，思绪，念头

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."

对抗压力的最强武器，是我们选择一个念头而不是另一个念头的能力。

Illustration compensation

compensation noun

/ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən/

赔偿，补偿.

"The company's compensation package includes a salary and health insurance. "

这家公司的薪酬福利待遇包括工资和医疗保险。

Illustration disappointingly

disappointingly adverb

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋli/ /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋliː/

令人失望地， 令人惋惜地

"I spent countless hours revising, but, disappointingly, I still failed the exam."

我花了无数的时间复习，但令人失望的是，我还是没能通过考试。

Illustration storm

storm noun

/stɔːm/ /stɔɹm/

暴风雨，风暴

"The sudden storm flooded the streets, making it impossible to get to school on time. "

突如其来的暴风雨淹没了街道，让人根本无法按时上学。