adj.沉悶的；陰郁的；無樂趣的

They came back quiet and cheerless. 他們回來了,悶悶不樂。

It is cold and cheerless in the yard and no one is there. 院子里冷冷清清，一個人也沒有。

It was the end of November and the day was very cheerless. 已經(jīng)是十一月底了，天色十分陰暗。

The cheerless monotony was sometimes enlivened with a little innocent merriment 有時候，一點兒天真的嬉戲會使陰郁單調(diào)的生活增添一點生氣。

The night-to-night duties can be hard and cheerless. 連續(xù)不斷地上夜班是辛苦而乏味的。