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gloom /gluːm/●ˌdoom and ˈgloom●ˌgloom and ˈdooma general feeling of having lost all hope and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly) 悲观失望；前景暗淡；无望◆Despite the obvious setbacks, it’s not all doom and gloom for the England team.尽管明显受挫，但对英格兰队来说并非前途无望。●pile on the ˈagony/ˈgloom (informal, especially BrE) 1. make sth unpleasant sound much worse than it really is in order to gain sympathy from other people （对困境）添油加醋，大肆渲染（以博取同情）◆He always piles on the agony when he has a cold; you’d think he was dying.他感冒时总是夸大其词，你会以为他快死了。2. make sb feel even worse about an unpleasant situation 使雪上加霜；往伤口上撒盐◆The latest fare increase just piles on the gloom for rail passengers, who already feel they are paying too much.最近铁路票价上涨使乘客雪上加霜，他们本就觉得票价过高了。 |