英 [ˈdrɪərinəs] 美 [ˈdrɪrinəs]
n. 凄凉；沉寂；可怕
extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
同义词： boringness / insipidness / insipidity
... deadliness致命的 dreariness沉寂 monotony单调 ...
可怕(dreariness), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
凄凉；沉寂；可怕
The charm of life was gone; there was nothing but dreariness left.
生活的美好不复存在；除了沉寂什么都没有。
Everybody is such, have what dreariness.
大家都是这样，有什么可怕的呢。
If can be made public, still have what dreariness.
如果都可以公开了，还有什么可怕的。
Artful polished-chrome accents around the upper and lower grille and at the taillights have lifted the dreariness from the Civic's exterior.
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If the Hagel hearings had done nothing else they had in fact done everything else in their revelations, if not the final outcome they had, in this time of postelection dreariness, shown Republicans come roaring to life.
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She would escape the bare concrete steps, layered with dust, that led up into rooms without windows, the walls painted lurid, glossy colors, as if to make up for the dreariness, the television covered with an embroidered cloth.