dour
英 ['d??; 'da??]
美['da?r]
- adj. 嚴(yán)厲的；頑強(qiáng)的；陰沉的；不愛講話的
- n. (Dour)人名；(法)杜爾
低頻詞GRE擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?dourly;
中文詞源
dour 冷酷的
來自拉丁語durus, 硬的，詞源同endure, tree. 引申詞義冷酷的。
英文詞源
- dour (adj.)
- mid-14c., "severe," from Scottish and northern England dialect, probably from Latin durus "hard" (see endure); sense of "gloomy, sullen" is late 15c.
雙語例句
- 1. The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night.
- 這座城市白天死氣沉沉、單調(diào)乏味，晚上就完全變了樣。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. No wonder he looked so dour.
- 難怪他看上去如此嚴(yán)厲。
來自辭典例句
- 3. When it comes to more mainstream services, staff are dour and unhelpful.
- 當(dāng)談到更多的主流業(yè)務(wù), 員工是無生氣且無用的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. The person you are addressing is rather dour and matter - of - fact.
- 與你聯(lián)系的人相當(dāng)頑固并一副公事公辦的姿態(tài).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. John popped his head round the dour.
- 約翰突然把頭轉(zhuǎn)向了門.
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