dour

🇬🇧 UK/duә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Stern, gloomy, and unfriendly in manner or appearance; stubbornly unyielding.

阴沉的,严厉的,不苟言笑的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
dourother
=dour

Common Collocations

  • 1.dour expression严肃的表情
  • 2.dour mood沉闷的心情

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His dour expression never changed, even when colleagues shared funny jokes during the gathering.

  • 2.

    The dour Scottish weather matched the gloomy mood of the travelers stuck at airport.

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