dour

adj.

1. 冷酷的；严厉的
   giving the impression of being unfriendly and severe
2. 令人不快的；无生气的
   not pleasant; with no features that make it lively or interesting
   1. The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night.
      这座城市白天死气沉沉、单调乏味，晚上就完全变了样。
   2. The game proved to be a dour struggle, with both men determined to win.
      这次比赛结果成为一场恶战，因为两个人都志在必得。

1. ADJ-GRADED 严厉的;冷冰冰的
   If you describe someone as dour, you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly.
   1. ...a dour, taciturn man...
      冷冰冰、不苟言笑的男子
   2. No wonder he looked so dour.
      难怪他看上去如此严厉。

1. No wonder he looked so dour.
   难怪他看上去如此严厉。
2. Today his slim face is framed by slicked-back hair and bushy sideburns, and he has an air of dour refinement.
   采访当天，他梳着平滑的大背头，浓密的鬓角显出脸部的消瘦，看上去一脸文雅的阴沉。
3. The vote is taking place amid the larger backdrop of the economic crisis, and experts predict this dour atmosphere will generally favor conservative parties across the27-member European Union.
   这次欧盟议会选举是在经济危机的大背景下举行的。有关专家预计，这种令人忧心的气氛一般会对保守派政党有利。
4. Sarah Brown, the discreet wife of Britain's new prime minister Gordon Brown, offers a stark contrast to Tony Blair's high-profile spouse Cherie& and could help soften her husband's dour image.
   英国新任首相戈登·布朗的夫人莎拉低调谦逊，与布莱尔夫人切丽的高调形象形成鲜明对比，这可能有助于平衡布朗严肃古板的形象。
5. JANUARY JONES While retro-cool, this Lanvin gown was just a little too dour for such a festive night.
   这件复古冷酷到底的晚装对这样一个盛会来说过于严肃。
6. However, a recent Career Say article offers career paths for English majors that might not be as dour as some make it out to be.
   不过职业规划网站CareerSay最近发表的一篇文章为英语专业的学生提供了一些职业道路，好像不像有些人想象的那么沉闷。
7. I neglected to ask whether such a system of plants could survive a Northeast winter, since there's probably nothing quite as dour as dead plants decorating the outside of your home.
   我忘了问这样一面绿色植物是否能熬得过东北部的冬季，因为大概再没什么会像自家的外满是凋谢的植物那般死气沉沉了。
8. In spite dour warnings, he decided to invest in, that venture. I suppose it's case of fools rushing in where angels fear to tread.
   尽管我们都警告他还是决定投资那桩冒险生意，我想这就是蠢人爱鲁莽行事。
9. The normally dour Mr James was photographed smiling and joking with friends.
   平素里冷竣的詹姆斯先生在照片里微笑着与朋友们说笑。
10. Do you think this one is going to revert back to the dour old English-Italian one-goal-in-it affair?
    你认为这一次将恢复到保守的英格兰-意大利式一球决胜？
11. It was like a late twilight under clouds at the end of November, a dour, chill, dull air in which one could see, but not clearly and not far.
    仿佛身处十一月末一个为乌云笼罩的傍晚，萧瑟、阴冷、暗淡的空气中，人的视线模糊不能及远。
12. Ravel Morrison settled a dour encounter with Bolton in the Manchester Senior Cup with a jet-propelled strike in the94th minute.
    拉威尔。莫里森在曼彻斯特高级杯上用一脚94分钟的火箭球绝杀博尔顿。
13. The outlook for the global economy this year is decidedly dour, but leading economists at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland had mixed views Wednesday about the possibility of a global recession.
    对今年经济的预测是大家果断的认为是顽强的，但是在瑞士举行的世界经济论然上的经济学家们在周三预测世界将有可能出现全球性衰退。
14. Not far away, she espied a tall man of middle age standing beside a tree with a dour look on his face.
    她看到离她不远的地方，有一个身材高高的中年男子久久地伫立在一棵树旁，脸色沉郁，神情凄楚。
15. The person you are addressing is rather dour and matter-of-fact.
    与你联系的人相当顽固并一副公事公办的姿态。
16. In Asia, stocks pulled back sharply as investors took in the latest evidence of the dour U.S.economy.
    在亚洲，投资人有最新的证据表明对美国经济寄予厚望时，股市大幅拉回。
17. And queues outside America's dour pavilion have been among the longest.
    而且沉闷、貌不惊人的美国馆外，游客排起的队伍仍是最长的之一。
18. However, more dour adults may be put off by the lack of environmental concern shown in this film.
    不过，更多严厉的成年人也许会因片中那些缺乏环保意识的场景而有反感之意。
19. Once dour Belfast had been transformed.
    一度死气沉沉的贝尔法斯特已大为改观。
20. For your Pollicle dog is a dour Yorkshire tyke.
    波利柯狗是执拗的约克夏野狗。
21. That dour, delicate revolutionary and I had developed a curious relationship over the nearly four years of secret meetings in Paris.
    在将近四年的巴黎秘密会谈中，这位面孔通常阴森森的职业革命家与我建立了一种奇特的关系。
22. When she faced me again, it was with her usual dour expression.
    她再度面对我时。仍旧带着那副惯有的冷若冰霜的表情。
23. A dour, self-sacrificing life; a forbidding scowl; a grim man loving duty more than humanity; undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw-j.m.barrie.
    严酷的自我牺牲式的生活；可怕的怒容；热爱责任超过人性的可怕、严酷的人。
24. Istanbul was a bit of a freaky game. Do you think this one is going to revert back to the dour old English-Italian one-goal-in-it affair?
    伊斯坦布尔决赛有点偏离常规。你认为这一次将恢复到保守的英格兰－大利式一球决胜？
25. The Comtesse is looking rather dour this evening, don't you think?
    这位夫人真沉闷，不是吗？
26. After a dour first half, Uzbekistan stunned the Chinese fans by taking the lead in the72nd minute.
    经过沉闷的上半场，乌兹别克斯坦队在第72分钟取得领先震惊了中国的球迷。
27. Meantime, that's a real love feast down. The person you are addressing is rather dour and matter-of-fact.
    现在，一次名副其实的联谊晚会正在楼下进行。与你联系的人相当顽固并一副公事公办的姿态。
28. John popped his head round the dour.
    那球突然转向左方.约翰突然把头转向了门。
29. Finally, a preliminary suggestion of research work which will be carrie dour in coming days, on fatigue problems in welded structures is recommended.
    最后提出对开展焊接结构疲劳试验研究工作的初步意见。