dour

英 [dʊə(r)]

美 [dʊr]

adj.  冷酷的; 严厉的; 令人不快的; 无生气的

最高级：dourest　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14738 / COCA.17628

牛津词典

adj.

• 冷酷的；严厉的
  giving the impression of being unfriendly and severe
• 令人不快的；无生气的
  not pleasant; with no features that make it lively or interesting
  1. The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night.
     这座城市白天死气沉沉、单调乏味，晚上就完全变了样。
  2. The game proved to be a dour struggle, with both men determined to win.
     这次比赛结果成为一场恶战，因为两个人都志在必得。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 严厉的;冷冰冰的
  If you describe someone asdour, you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly.
  1. ...a dour, taciturn man...
     冷冰冰、不苟言笑的男子
  2. No wonder he looked so dour.
     难怪他看上去如此严厉。

双语例句

• In spite dour warnings, he decided to invest in, that venture. I suppose it's case of fools rushing in where angels fear to tread.
  尽管我们都警告他还是决定投资那桩冒险生意，我想这就是蠢人爱鲁莽行事。
• After a dour first half, Uzbekistan stunned the Chinese fans by taking the lead in the72nd minute.
  经过沉闷的上半场，乌兹别克斯坦队在第72分钟取得领先震惊了中国的球迷。
• The normally dour Mr James was photographed smiling and joking with friends.
  平素里冷竣的詹姆斯先生在照片里微笑着与朋友们说笑。
• Sarah Brown, the discreet wife of Britain's new prime minister Gordon Brown, offers a stark contrast to Tony Blair's high-profile spouse Cherie& and could help soften her husband's dour image.
  英国新任首相戈登·布朗的夫人莎拉低调谦逊，与布莱尔夫人切丽的高调形象形成鲜明对比，这可能有助于平衡布朗严肃古板的形象。
• However, a recent Career Say article offers career paths for English majors that might not be as dour as some make it out to be.
  不过职业规划网站CareerSay最近发表的一篇文章为英语专业的学生提供了一些职业道路，好像不像有些人想象的那么沉闷。
• A dour, self-sacrificing life; a forbidding scowl; a grim man loving duty more than humanity; undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw-j.m.barrie.
  严酷的自我牺牲式的生活；可怕的怒容；热爱责任超过人性的可怕、严酷的人。
• Today his slim face is framed by slicked-back hair and bushy sideburns, and he has an air of dour refinement.
  采访当天，他梳着平滑的大背头，浓密的鬓角显出脸部的消瘦，看上去一脸文雅的阴沉。
• The Comtesse is looking rather dour this evening, don't you think?
  这位夫人真沉闷，不是吗？
• Finally, a preliminary suggestion of research work which will be carrie dour in coming days, on fatigue problems in welded structures is recommended.
  最后提出对开展焊接结构疲劳试验研究工作的初步意见。
• The person you are addressing is rather dour and matter-of-fact.
  与你联系的人相当顽固并一副公事公办的姿态。