1.使人闷闷不乐或沮丧的；阴沉的，忧郁的 that makes one sad or depressed;dismal;gloomy 2.令人厌烦的；单调的；枯燥的 boring;dull
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Addressing envelopes all the time is dreary work.老是往信封上写地址是件乏味的工作。 It was the dreariest job I had ever done.那是我所做过的最沉闷的工作。 I'm afraid it's been a dreary instead of a sunny autumn.恐怕已是阴郁的秋天，而不是阳光明媚的秋天了。