dour

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dour /dʊə, ˈdaʊə $ daʊr, dʊr/ adjective  1. UNFRIENDLYserious, never smiling, and unfriendly 严厉的，冷峻的2. FRIGHTENEDa dour place is one that is plain and dull, and where people do not have any fun 〔地方〕死气沉沉的，无生气的 —dourly adverb

Examples from the Corpus

dour• In spite of what some nonscientists think, scientists are not necessarily dour.• His expression seems dour, chastened around the edges.• Nelly watched the thoughts chasing each other across his dour countenance.• And the only nickname anyone has come up with for the dour former Stanford star is, well, Mike.• a dour reminder• It was a dour struggle between two workmanlike teams.• The Neo-Expressionists mostly seem too dour to qualify - and most do not make prints on a sufficiently regular basis.Origin dour (1300-1400) Gaelic dur, perhaps from Latin durus “hard”

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never smiling, unfriendly and serious, Corpus

dour
dour /dʊə, ˈdaʊə $ daʊr, dʊr/ adjective1. serious, never smiling, and unfriendly
2. a dour place is one that is plain and dull, and where people do not have any fun
—dourly adverb

dourBrE /ˈdaʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdaʊər/ 🔊BrE also /dʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE also /dʊr/ 🔊 adjective(of a person 人) giving the impression of being unfriendly and severe 冷酷的；严厉的(of a thing, a place, or a situation 事物、地方或情况) not pleasant; with no features that make it lively or interesting 令人不快的；无生气的◆The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night. 这座城市白天死气沉沉、单调乏味，晚上就完全变了样。🔊🔊◆The game proved to be a dour struggle, with both men determined to win. 这次比赛结果成为一场恶战，因为两个人都志在必得。🔊🔊▸ dour·ly BrE /ˈdaʊəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdaʊərli/ 🔊BrE also /ˈdʊəli/ 🔊NAmE also /ˈdʊrli/ 🔊 adverb