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1. It was a dreary day, cold and without sunshine.
    那一天天气阴郁，既冷又没有阳光。

2. Copying manuscripts all the time is dreary work.
    老是抄写手稿是件枯燥乏味的差事。

3. His speech was dreary.
    他的讲演枯燥乏味。

1. 沉闷的：dreariness 沉寂 | dreary 沉闷的 | dreck 废物

2. 沉郁的：air of freedom 无拘无束 air:神态、气势 | dreary 沉郁的 | ambition 追名逐利

3. 厌倦的：dream 梦 | dreary 厌倦的 | drench 使湿透

4. 沉闷的,乏味的：quandary 困惑,进退两难 | dreary 沉闷的,乏味的 | vagary 奇想,异想天开

1. 沉闷的;枯燥无味的;令人沮丧的
    If you describe something as dreary, you mean that it is dull and depressing.

    e.g. ...a dreary little town in the Midwest...
           位于中西部的沉闷的小镇
    e.g. They live such dreary lives.
           他们的生活如此乏味！

1. causing dejection

    e.g. a blue day
           the dark days of the war
           a week of rainy depressing weather
           a disconsolate winter landscape
           the first dismal dispiriting days of November
           a dark gloomy day
           grim rainy weather

    Synonym: bluedarkdingydisconsolatedismalgloomygrimsorrydrabdrear

2. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

    e.g. her drab personality
           life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
           a series of dreary dinner parties

    Synonym: drab