dismally
adverb
uk/ˈdɪz.mə.li/us/ˈdɪz.mə.li/in a way that makes youfeelverysadand withouthope, or thatshowssomeone issadand withouthope:
悲伤绝望地，忧郁茫然地Dayandnightthesirensscreameddismally.日日夜夜，警笛声凄厉地尖叫着。
"I'll never get over this," he said dismally.他沮丧地说：我永远无法克服这个问题。
informal
in a way that is verybad:
惨淡地，相当糟糕地Theirattemptsfaileddismally.他们的尝试惨告失败。
I wasexcitedtoreadthisnovel, but I was dismallydisappointed.这本小说我原来很想读，但其内容令我失望极了。
See
dismal
- Mythoughtsturneddismally to thefuture.
- Theprojectfaileddismally,embarrassingly,totally.
- Theyranthecountrydismally.
- Friends andrelativesof themurderedwomengazeddismally at thedefendantincourt.
- Therecordisfullof dismallyblandballads.
Feeling sad and unhappy
- a dog's lifeidiom
- angsty
- be cut upidiom
- be down in the mouthidiom
- be in a funkidiom
- be in bitsidiom
- distressed
- dog
- doleful
- dolefully
- lovelorn
- lovesick
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- lugubriously
- wistfully
- woe
- woe is meidiom
- woebegone
- woeful
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Serious and unpleasant