The news of their defeat was a
dismal blow to their morale.
他们失败的消息对他们的士气是一个沉重的打击。
The weather turned out to be
dismal and cold on our camping trip.
我们的野营旅行天气阴沉寒冷。
She had a
dismal outlook on life after losing her job.
她失业后对生活感到悲观。
The economy is in a
dismal state, with high unemployment and inflation.
经济状况惨淡，失业率和通货膨胀都很高。
His performance in the exam was nothing short of
dismal.
他在考试中的表现糟糕透了。
The deserted village gave off a desolate and
dismal atmosphere.
荒废的村庄弥漫着凄凉和阴郁的气氛。
Her health condition is so
dismal that she can barely leave the bed.
她的健康状况非常糟糕，几乎不能离开床。
The future prospects for small businesses look quite
dismal at the moment.
小企业目前的前景相当黯淡。
The concert was advertised as a "stellar" event, but the turnout was disappointingly
dismal.
音乐会本被宣传为“星光熠熠”的活动，但出席人数却令人失望地稀少。
After the storm, the once vibrant city now resembled a
dismal ghost town.
风暴过后，曾经繁华的城市现在像一个凄凉的鬼城。
The country's economy continues to power ahead with remarkable momentum, leaving other major economies behind, and it has cemented its position as the primary driver of what has so far been a dismal global economic recovery, Eswar Prasad, a professor at Cornell University and former China director for the International Monetary Fund, was quoted as saying by The Washington Post.
This year, the domestic travel market is set to rebound at full speed and further stimulate domestic demand for swimsuits after a dismal last year, it said.
报告指出，今年国内旅游市场有望全面加速复苏，继去年的惨淡之后，将进一步刺激国内泳装需求。
China's top three oil and gas companies reported dismal fortunes during the first six months of this year.
今年上半年，中国三大石油天然气公司报告的业绩惨淡。
New vehicle sales in the United States rebounded slightly last year from dismal numbers in 2020, but were still about 2 million below the years before the coronavirus pandemic.
Growth in China is a key part of Nissan's effort to recover from rapid expansion that left it with dismal margins and an aging portfolio.
Their buying offered a contrast to Monday's dismal US market scene where the S&P 500 plunged 3.88 percent to 3749.63 points, the lowest level since March 2021.
The much-touted inclusion of China's A shares on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index started on a dismal note on Friday, with more than 200 of the newly included companies witnessing price declines on their trading debut.
But Yi said the current situation is not dismal, so no alarm bells need to be rung.
The dismal performances are casting a shadow over Xiaomi Inc, which has reportedly trimmed its valuation for its blockbuster Hong Kong IPO, which could raise at least $10 billion.