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  • 1

    adj.oppressive; depressing; (of weather, atmosphere, etc.) dreary; suffocating; gloomy

    • nà yī rì xià yǔ chén mèn wú liáo

      下雨沉闷无聊

      It was a wet and gloomy day.

    • yīn yuè chén mèn kū zào háo bù dòng rén biǎo yǎn yě shì

      音乐沉闷枯燥毫不动人表演也是

      The music is dull and uninspiring, and the same is true of the acting.

    • xiān huā kě shǐ chén mèn de fáng jiān huī fù shēng qì

      鲜花使沉闷房间恢复生气

      Flowers can bring a dull room back to life.

  • 2

    adj.in low spirits; (of a person) depressed; (of mood) depressed

    • tā xiàn rù chén mèn zhōng

      陷入沉闷

      He lapsed into dreary depression.

    • tā xiàn rù chén mèn de tòng kǔ zhōng shuāi dǎo zài dì

      陷入沉闷痛苦摔倒

      He fell to the ground writhing in stagy agony.

    • wǒ xīn qíng chén mèn

      心情沉闷

      I feel depressed.

  • 3

    adj.withdrawn; (of character) not outgoing; introverted; reserved

    • tā de xìng gé bǐ jiào chén mèn

      性格比较沉闷

      He doesn't have a frank and open personality

    • tā zhè rén hěn chén mèn

      沉闷

      He's rather withdrawn.

    • tā zǒng shì rú cǐ chén mèn

      总是如此沉闷

      He is always so dull.