dour

常见例句

In contrast to his dour predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, Mr Zuma can charm the birds out of the trees.
与他阴沉的前任塔博姆贝基相反，祖玛可以吸引树上的鸟儿。
“Soldier of Love” is slightly too dour for its own good, though the band is getting better at framing Sade’s voice, which is hard to tire of.
《爱的战士》本身有一点阴沉，尽管乐队在衬托沙黛的嗓音方面日渐成熟，让人百听不厌。
Witness both types of creases on the jowly countenance of Joe Lieberman; these tend to give one a dour aspect (which, in the case of Lieberman, seems apt).
在下巴宽厚的乔·利伯曼的脸上我们可以同时看到这两种皱纹，而这会给人以严厉的感觉（不过，利伯曼倒是形神合一。）

When asked about the dour title, Slaid explained that some of the songs on the album were inspired by a new exercise program.

It is true that bad economic data is putting a dour mood on stock investors.
FORBES: Mixed Signals And The Hindenburg Omen
With the dour Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis, who commanded the pursuit of Dillinger.
NEWYORKER: Public Enemies
Distortion has it both ways: It rocks out, and its momentum counterbalances Merritt's typically dour mood.
NPR: The Magnetic Fields: Dourness and 'Distortion'