drearily是什么意思？

drearily

英['drɪərəlɪ] 美['drɪərəlɪ]

• adv. 沉寂地，厌倦地，可怕地；

名词：dreariness;

形容词：dreary;

例句

• Everyone looked happily tired as they waved to her again and she returned their greetings drearily. 人人都显得既疲乏又快活,再一次向她挥手致意,她只郁郁地回答.
• After a time he gave up waiting and drearily headed for the Madison car. 过了一会儿,他放弃了等待,无精打采地到麦迪生大道坐街车.
• " Oh, God, " thought Scarlett drearily, " that's just the trouble. " 啊, 上帝! "思嘉沮丧地想, " 难就难在这里呀.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  沉闷的;枯燥无味的;令人沮丧的
  If you describe something as dreary, you mean that it is dull and depressing.
  例句
  ...a dreary little town in the Midwest... 位于中西部的沉闷的小镇 They live such dreary lives. 他们的生活如此乏味！

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. in a cheerless manner;
  "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future"