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、不尖锐，也不刻薄。

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

这样可能挺好 因为有些聚会是很… … 枯燥。

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

仪式本身是一个漫长弥撒，新郎全程表情阴。

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独立性争取到邻居们勉强尊敬。

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

一切都变了那些仍然感到沮丧该从最近经历中鼓起勇气。

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

要是见过你榆木脑袋磕门廊 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，没什趣味。

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

桑顿像门钉一样冷酷无情；一个顽固家伙，每一寸都在他身——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：" 回事？叫什？"

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

他是一个阴物，长长脸，重五点钟阴影和间接目光，有点尼克松式。

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

酷玩乐队早期专辑中，曾一度放弃闷独立摇滚风格，而转向更为欢快流行音乐和电子乐。

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，但每个都感觉我们正处于崩溃边缘。

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

这是一个令欣慰结果，如果没有其他原因，只是不必忍受团队任何阴郁眼神。

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 年前这个月，他世界观凄凉可以追溯到他在明尼苏达州圣保罗度过悲惨童年。

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 年代清教徒多年严厉和镇压统治后，更广泛民众渴望采取这样措施。

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

" 可能埋伏了一百，" 一个脸色阴黑衣兄弟说，" 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，亚威克着脸。" 又一场风暴，" 首席工匠宣布，" 这天干活？我需要更多手。"

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.

许多类型研究发现， 以乐观、 幸福、爱和积极情绪为特征往往比脾气暴躁、 阴郁活得更长。

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饼干外没有在寻找中获得任何食物。她脾气可能比平常好了一点，而且她经常默。

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.

看着房间里阴面孔，我明白我们聚集在一起不是为了进行实质性谈判，而是为了总统安抚一个努力。