dour
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['dʊə; 'daʊə]
- 美式音标 [dʊr, daʊr]
- 国际音标 [duə]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 严厉的；顽强的；阴沉的；不爱讲话的
- n. (Dour)人名；(法)杜尔
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- dourly：严厉地；阴郁地；闷闷不乐地。
英汉例句
- 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'
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权威例句
词组短语
- dour men 倔强的男人
- Dar Dour 伊拉克恶搞模仿秀节目
- dour a 性情冷酷的;严厉的
- dour determination 她的
- o dour 气味
短语
英英字典
- (usually of a person's appearance or manner) unfriendly, unhappy, and very serious
- If you describe someone as dour, you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly.