gloom
noun
ɡluːm
noun
1
almost
complete
darkness
[文] 朦胧
literary
He
peered
into
the
gathering
(=increasing)
gloom.
他在渐深的暮色中眺望远处。
2
a
feeling
of
great
sadness
and
lack
of
hope
忧郁，绝望
a
time
of
high
unemployment
and
economy
gloom
失业率高、经济惨淡的一段时间