adj.阴沉的；凄凉的；暗的
We were all depressed by the dismal weather. 阴沉的天气让我们都感到压抑。
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. 他翻来复去，等到伦敦那阴沉的白天开始上曙光，便一骨碌爬了起来，前往柏利街他叔父的寓所。
Africa will be the highlight of an otherwise dismal year. 非洲将是这异常凄凉的一年里的亮点。
adv.阴暗地；沉闷地；忧郁地
