sombre

adj.

1. 昏暗的；阴沉的；暗淡的
   dark in colour; dull
   1. dressed in sombre shades of grey and black
      穿着灰色和黑色的暗色调衣服
2. 阴郁的；沮丧的
   sad and serious
   1. Paul was in a sombre mood .
      保罗当时心情忧郁。
   2. The year ended on a sombre note.
      那一年在沉闷的气氛中结束了。

in AM, use 美国英语用 somber


1. ADJ-GRADED (人)忧郁的，严肃的
   If someone is sombre, they are serious or sad.
   1. The pair were in sombre mood...
      这两个人情绪低落。
   2. His expression became increasingly sombre...
      他的表情变得越来越严肃。
   3. Unfortunately, this happy story finishes on a more sombre note.
      遗憾的是，这个快乐的故事结局却比较伤感。
2. ADJ-GRADED (颜色)暗淡的;(地方)灰暗的
   Sombre colours and places are dark and dull.
   1. ...a worried official in sombre black...
      一名身穿深黑色服装、面带忧虑的官员
   2. It was a beautiful house, but it was dark and sombre and dead.
      这座房子虽然很漂亮，但是色彩暗淡，死气沉沉。

1. The next day dawned sombre and gloomy.
   第二天拂晓时，天色阴沉昏暗。
2. He likes sombre, muted colours — she likes bright colours
   他喜欢暗淡、柔和的颜色；而她喜欢明艳的颜色。
3. He looked suddenly sombre, pensive.
   他突然看起来很阴郁，一副忧虑的样子。
4. The pair were in sombre mood
   这两个人情绪低落。
5. His expression became increasingly sombre
   他的表情变得越来越严肃。
6. Unfortunately, this happy story finishes on a more sombre note.
   遗憾的是，这个快乐的故事结局却比较伤感。
7. It was a beautiful house, but it was dark and sombre and dead.
   这座房子虽然很漂亮，但是色彩暗淡，死气沉沉。
8. The sombre music gave expression to his deepest feelings of despair.
   阴沉的音乐表现了他深深的绝望。
9. Normally, she spends February 6, a sombre day for her personally, very quietly.
   通常而言，伊丽莎白会安静地度过2月6日这个对她个人而言忧伤的日子。
10. The studiodid not even bother making masks of Abe's sombre successor, Yasuo Fukuda.
    这家公司甚至不怕劳烦，还生产了安倍晋三的继任者&性格沉闷的福田康夫的面具。
11. Sombre parents waiting for news of their children.
    忧郁的等待着他们孩子的消息。
12. He would have preferred sitting alone, for he liked a silent, sombre, unsafe solitude.
    他真宁可独自坐在那儿，因为他喜欢一种寂静、暗黑而不安全的孤独环境。
13. Second soldier yes, he has a sombre look.
    士兵乙：是的，他板起了面孔。
14. Oppenheimer looked around with large sombre eyes.
    奥本海默用黝黑的大眼睛环顾了一下。
15. The movement was characterized by its disregard of outlines and distaste for sombre colours.
    这一运动的特色是无视轮廓和厌恶暗淡的色彩。
16. Blue as the sky, sombre and lonely.
    蓝如天空，阴沉而寂寞。
17. The fresh morning air seemed to drive away all his sombre passions.
    早晨的清新空气仿佛驱散了所有那些阴郁的念头。
18. Accordingly, the crowd was sombre and grave.
    因之，人群也显出相应的阴郁和庄重。
19. A sombre figure was there to meet us.
    一个脸色阴沉的人在那儿迎接我们。
20. He returned from his sombre eagle flight into outer darkness.
    他在外面黑暗中作了一次老鹰式阴郁的巡视。
21. The plain but nutritious breakfast was taken by all three in sombre silence.
    三个人在悲怆和沉默中用完了简单而营养丰富的饭菜。
22. He strides in briskly, dressed as always in a dark suit and sombre tie.
    他精神抖擞地大步走来，还是那一身黑色西服和暗色领带的打扮。
23. This year we will all be much more sombre.
    今年我们大家都会消沉得多。
24. The costume of the nineteenth century is detestable. It is so sombre, so depressing.
    十九世纪的服装真是可厌，那么阴郁，多么沉闷。这世界上使人害怕厌恶的家伙实在太多了。
25. I can never understand why some ancient poets describe autumn as so sombre and desolate.
    我真不明白，为什么古代有的文人把秋天描写得那么肃杀可怕，凄凉阴沉？
26. The football future of the team is sombre, but also our image and reputation are in danger.
    球队的未来是灰暗的，我们的形象和声誉快毁了。
27. I noticed he looked unusually sombre.
    我注意到他显得异常忧郁。
28. Clara was full of a sombre preconception.
    克拉拉心中充满了模糊的成见。
29. Its endless buildings look grey, its sky and its streets assume a sombre hue;
    那无数的楼房，那天空，那街道，都蒙上了一层灰暗的色调。
30. When he entered the somewhat sombre hall, the butler told him that they had gone in to lunch.
    当他步入光线比较暗淡的门厅时，管家对他说他们已经用餐了。

adj

1. grave or even gloomy in character
   1. solemn and mournful music
   2. a suit of somber black
   3. a somber mood

   Synonym:    sombermelancholy

2. lacking brightness or color
   1. drab faded curtains
   2. sober Puritan grey
   3. children in somber brown clothes

   Synonym:    drabsobersomber