一、详细释义:
adj.
沉闷的,枯燥的
例句:
They live such dreary lives.
他们的生活如此乏味。
例句:
That happened on a dreary winter day.
那事发生在一个沉闷的冬日。
二、词义辨析:
dull,tedious,monotonous,dreary
这些形容词均表示“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”之意。dull指缺乏鲜明、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。tedious侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷,缺乏活力,使感到不舒服。monotonous指没有变化、重复单调的。dreary侧重无趣味的,不活泼的事或思想状态。
三、参考例句:
They live such dreary lives.
他们的生活如此乏味。
a dreary little town in the Midwest
中西部一个沉闷的小镇
That happened on a dreary winter day.
那事发生在一个沉闷的冬日。
It was a dreary day, cold and without sunshine.
那一天天气阴郁,既冷又没有阳光。
Copying manuscripts all the time is dreary work.
老是抄写手稿是件枯燥乏味的差事。
They will brighten the dreary lives of Cubans.
他们将照亮古巴人沉闷的生活。
What makes life dreary is the want of motive.
没有了目的,生活便郁闷无光。
The sun was concealed by the dreary expanse of grey cloud that covered the wintry sky.
天气酷冷,天空中一大片阴暗的灰云遮没了太阳。
You are lucky enough not having to go to this dreary reception.
你真走运,不用出席那死气沉沉的招待会。
Our childhood would have been dreary without this genius of a man.
如果没有这个天才,我们的童年会沉闷不少。