形容词

1. 昏暗的；幽暗的
If a place is gloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well.

2. 忧伤的；沮丧的；无望的
If people are gloomy, they are unhappy and have no hope.

1. depressingly dark

e.g. the gloomy forest
the glooming interior of an old inn
`gloomful' is archaic

Synonym: gloominggloomfulsulky

2. causing dejection

e.g. 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

Synonym: bluedarkdingydisconsolatedismalgrimsorrydrabdreardreary

3. filled with melancholy and despondency

e.g. 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

Synonym: grimbluedepresseddispiriteddown(p)downcastdownhearteddown in the mouthlowlow-spirited