dismal

Michigan, its fate yoked to that of carmakers, must observe its own dismal calendar.

而密歇根的命运和汽车制造商绑在了一起，它的萧条有自己的时间表。

It was the least I could do for this perfect stranger, who had brought me out of a dismal time with a mere flash of a smile.

这是我仅能为这个完美陌生人所做的了，就是她的一抹微笑让我走出了阴暗的时光。

Japanese stocks are back in vogue, at least for now, despite lingering worries over dismal economic prospects and the strong yen.

日本股市重新受到欢迎，至少目前是如此，尽管对黯淡经济前景和日圆走强的担忧依然存在。

Those that did not lay off any lawyers have frozen hiring and squeezed more work out of their staff. So morale is dismal at many firms.

那些没有裁掉任何律师的公司停止了招聘，并想从员工身上榨取更多的劳动，因此很多公司士气低迷。

As Mr Diamond arrived at the slopes, back in London Mervyn King was spelling out some dismal economic truths.

当戴蒙德抵达达沃斯的时候，英国央行（BoE）行长默文•金（MervynKing）正在伦敦阐述一些黯淡的经济现实。

She listened to its dismal threnody , tapping her teeth with her red pencil and watching rivulets snaking down the windowpanes.

她一边谛听着那忧悒的悲歌，一边用红色的铅笔轻击着她的牙齿，看着雨水顺窗玻璃蜿蜒流下。

"Consumers' financial situations remain dismal as the majority reported that their finances continued to worsen, " Curtin said.

他还称，“消费者的财务状况仍显拮据，因大多数称其财务状况继续恶化。”

Who could have thought that such a pretty rose could grow in a porter's lodge, or bloom in that dismal old flower-pot of a Shepherd's Inn?

谁能想到，这么一朵鲜花却生长在看门人的小屋子里，在牧羊人草屋这只阴沉破旧的花盆里也能开出这么漂亮的花朵！

Celia, despite the dismal surroundings, had a sense of sharing in a moment to be remembered.

尽管周围的环境令人扫兴，西莉亚仍感到她正置身于一个值得纪念的时刻。

I suppose it seems to you a kind of curse. It must be very dismal.

你觉得那是一种诅咒。那一定是种令人伤心的诅咒。

The company's most recent quarterly earnings report was dismal, and many in the industry are anxious to see positive results.

据悉，AOL最近几个季度的收入情况很不理想，许多业内人士都迫切希望看到AOL取得积极的进展。

Of course, that is well at least half a year from now, and in the mean time BYD is likely to continue to report dismal business results.

当然，距离现在至少还有半年时间，在此期间比亚迪的业绩报告可能还会继续惨淡下去。

Even after being out for over a year the list of apps available for the E61 was pretty dismal.

E61可获得的应用软件的清单甚至在它面市超过一年之后仍十分惨淡。

Headhunting (contrary to its slimy reputation) struck me as being just as worthwhile as teaching or nursing but without the dismal salary.

对我而言，做猎头（与其不佳的名声相反）就像做老师或护士一样有价值，而且薪水不菲。

Even a pick-up in mergers and acquisitions was not enough to entice investors to get back into the market because of the dismal signs.

正是这些黯淡的信号，让投资者不愿回到市场，即便是并购活动的升温也难以吸引他们。

After a couple dismal years of sales due to a global recession, manufacturers are exhibiting a renewed sense of creativity.

因为全球经济衰退，在经历了一段销售低迷期后，制造商们又在展示他们新的创造理念。

It had looked as though 2008 would be a dismal year for the prime minister.

但整个2008年看来对于这个首相是令人忧郁的一年。

Just at this point he met his soul's sworn comrade, Joe Harper -- hard-eyed , and with evidently a great and dismal purpose in his heart.

恰在此时，他遇到了他的铁哥们儿乔•哈帕——他两眼发直，显然心怀鬼胎。

I got up out of my cabin, and looked out; but such a dismal sight I never saw.

我走出我的舱房向外一望，我所望到的简直是我生平没有见过的凄惨景象。

Goldman insiders are likely to view the suit as an opportunistic attempt to cash in on the bank's dismal public image.

高盛内部可能会认为这个诉讼是一次乘机利用银行公众形象不佳而赚钱的机会。