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

• Do you think this one is going to revert back to the dour old English-Italian one-goal-in-it affair?
  你认为这一次将恢复到保守的英格兰-意大利式一球决胜？
• That dour, delicate revolutionary and I had developed a curious relationship over the nearly four years of secret meetings in Paris.
  在将近四年的巴黎秘密会谈中，这位面孔通常阴森森的职业革命家与我建立了一种奇特的关系。
• 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。
• Istanbul was a bit of a freaky game. Do you think this one is going to revert back to the dour old English-Italian one-goal-in-it affair?
  伊斯坦布尔决赛有点偏离常规。你认为这一次将恢复到保守的英格兰－大利式一球决胜？
• 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。
• 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。
• Once dour Belfast had been transformed.
  一度死气沉沉的贝尔法斯特已大为改观。
• No wonder he looked so dour.
  难怪他看上去如此严厉。
• However, more dour adults may be put off by the lack of environmental concern shown in this film.
  不过，更多严厉的成年人也许会因片中那些缺乏环保意识的场景而有反感之意。
• For your Pollicle dog is a dour Yorkshire tyke.
  波利柯狗是执拗的约克夏野狗。