adj.陰沉的；凄涼的；暗的

We were all depressed by the dismal weather. 陰沉的天氣讓我們都感到壓抑。

He tossed about until the appearance of the dismal London daylight, when he sprang up desperately, and walked off to his uncle's lodgings in Bury Street. 他翻來復(fù)去，等到倫敦那陰沉的白天開始上曙光，便一骨碌爬了起來，前往柏利街他叔父的寓所。

Africa will be the highlight of an otherwise dismal year. 非洲將是這異常凄涼的一年里的亮點(diǎn)。

adv.陰暗地；沉悶地；憂郁地