But to Sonja, Ove was never dour and awkward and sharp-edged.

但对索雅来说，欧维从来都不阴沉、不尖锐，也不刻薄。

And maybe that's good, because some of those parties would have been… dour.

这可能挺好 因为有些聚会是很… … 枯燥的。

The ceremony itself was a long mass, and the groom had on a dour expression for the entire time.

仪式本身是个漫长的弥撒，新郎全程表情阴沉。

Being poor white, they were not even accorded the grudging respect that Angus MacIntosh's dour independence wrung from neighboring families.

麦金托什，因为后者总算还能以倔强的独立性争取到邻居们勉强的尊敬。

All change Those still feeling dour should take courage from recent experience.

切都变了那些仍然感到沮丧的人应该从最近的经历中鼓起勇气。

I would have noticed your dour head smacking into the archways.

要是见过你的榆木脑袋磕门廊 我该有印象。

I can't really say I did; Peterson was too dour for that, not much fun.

我不能说我很享受；佩特森太阴郁了，没什么。

Thornton's as dour as a door-nail; an obstinate chap, every inch on him, — th' oud bulldog! '

桑顿像门冷酷无情；个顽固的家伙，每寸都在他身——你这只斗牛犬！

Steelshanks Walton stood above them, tall and dour. " What is it? Why did you scream" ?

铁腿沃顿高高在地站在后面，满脸阴沉：" 怎么回事？叫什么？"

He was a dour figure, vaguely Nixonian with his long face, heavy five-o'clock shadow, and indirect gaze.

他是个阴沉的人物，长长的脸，沉重的五点钟阴影和间接的目光，有点尼克松式的。

Coldplay have moved away from the sometimes dour indie rock of their early albums for more upbeat pop and electronic tunes.

酷玩乐队的早期专辑中，曾度放弃沉闷的独立摇滚风格，而转向更为欢快的流行音乐和电子乐。

Everyone's feeling terribly dour, even though we're printing, you know, 500,000 jobs a month, everyone's feeling like we're on the brink.

每个人都感到非常沮丧，尽管我们每个月印刷 500,000 个工作岗位，但每个人都感觉我们正处于崩溃的边缘。

It was a gratifying result, if for no other reason than not having to endure any dour looks from the team.

这是个令人欣慰的结果，如果没有其他原因，只是不必忍受团队的任何阴郁的眼神。

Schulz, born 100 years ago this month, could trace the bleakness of his worldview to a dour childhood in St Paul, Minnesota.

舒尔茨出生于 100 年前的这个月，他世界观的凄凉可以追溯到他在明尼苏达州圣保罗度过的悲惨童年。

They also believed that the broader population were eager for such a measure after years of dour and repressive Puritan rule during the 1650s.

他们还认为，在经历了 1650 年代清教徒多年的严厉和镇压统治后，更广泛的民众渴望采取这的措施。

" Could be a hundred of them out there, " said the black brother with the dour face. " Could be a thousand" .

" 可能埋伏了百人，" 个脸色阴沉的黑衣兄弟说，" 也可能千。"

Marsh entered snuffling, Yarwyck dour. " Another storm, " the First Builder announced. " How are we to work in this? I need more builders" .

马尔锡抽着鼻子进来，亚威克沉着脸。" 又场风暴，" 首席工匠宣布，" 这天怎么干活？我需要更多人手。"

Many types of studies have found that people characterized by their optimism, happiness, love, and positive feelings often live significantly longer than their grumpy, dour counterparts.

许多类型的研究发现， 以乐观、 幸福、爱和积极情绪为特征的人往往比脾气暴躁、 阴郁的人活得更长。

Hermione bore up reasonably well on those nights when they managed to scavenge nothing but berries or stale biscuits, her temper perhaps a little shorter than usual and her silences rather dour.

赫敏相当出色地熬过了那些晚，他们除了浆果和过期的饼干外没有在寻找中获得任何食物。她的脾气可能比平常好了点，而且她经常沉默。

Looking at the dour faces around the room, I understood we were gathered not for a substantive negotiation but rather a presidential effort to placate one man.

看着房间里阴沉的面孔，我明白我们聚集在起不是为了进行实质性谈判，而是为了总统安抚个人的努力。