cheerless

1. They came back quiet and cheerless.
   他们回来了,闷闷不乐。
2. It is cold and cheerless in the yard and no one is there.
   院子里冷冷清清，一个人也没有。
3. It was the end of November and the day was very cheerless.
   已经是十一月底了，天色十分阴暗。
4. The cheerless monotony was sometimes enlivened with a little innocent merriment
   有时候，一点儿天真的嬉戏会使阴郁单调的生活增添一点生气。
5. I was surprised to find him living in such drab and cheerless surroundings.
   我意外地发现他住在如此单调而阴郁的环境中。
6. The night-to-night duties can be hard and cheerless.
   连续不断地上夜班是辛苦而乏味的。

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