名詞 gloom:

1. a state of partial or total darkness
   同義詞：somberness, sombreness
2. a feeling of melancholy apprehension
   同義詞：gloominess, somberness, sombreness
3. an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
   同義詞：gloominess, glumness

1. I made out two dim shapes in the gloom.
   我在朦朧中看出有兩個(gè)模糊的影子。
2. The crimes committed there invested the place with an air of mystery and gloom.
   在那里發(fā)生罪案後，該地籠罩上一種陰森詭秘的氣氛。
3. Don't let defeat fill you with gloom.
   別讓失敗使你灰心喪氣。
4. In the gloom I could only just discern the outline of a building.
   在黑暗中我只能依稀分辨出一座建筑物的輪廓來。
5. My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the gloom.
   我的眼睛對(duì)黑暗慢慢適應(yīng)了。
6. The news of defeat cast a gloom over the town.
   戰(zhàn)敗的消息給小城蒙上了一層憂郁。

gloom

n.（名詞）

Partial or total darkness; dimness:
陰暗，黑暗；昏暗：
例句：
switched on a table lamp to banish the gloom of a winter afternoon.
打開臺(tái)燈來趕走冬天傍晚的昏暗

A partially or totally dark place, area, or location.
黑暗處，陰暗處：部分或全都黑暗的地方、地區(qū)或位置

An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:
憂郁，低沉氣氛，情緒低落：
例句：
Gloom pervaded the office.
低沉的氣氛籠罩著辦公室

A state of melancholy or depression; despondency.
憂郁，低沉的精神狀態(tài)；消沉
v.（動(dòng)詞）
gloomed,gloom.ing,glooms
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To be or become dark, shaded, or obscure.
變黑，變暗，變得模糊
To feel, appear, or act despondent, sad, or mournful.
憂郁，沮喪，悲傷，憂傷
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To make dark, shaded, or obscure.
使變黑，變暗，使模糊
Archaic To make despondent; sadden.
【古語】 使憂傷，沮喪；使悲傷

來源：
Probably from Middle English gloumen [to become dark, look glum]
可能源自 中古英語 gloumen [變黑暗，顯得憂悶，陰郁]