gloom
n
1 [U] near darkness 昏暗; 阴暗
In the gathering gloom it was hard to see anythingdistinctly. 光线越来越暗, 什麽东西都看不清.
2 [U, sing]feeling of sadness and hopelessness 忧郁; 忧愁; 失望
The news cast a deep gloom over the village. 这消息使全村笼罩著一片愁云惨雾.
But he has not promised to give you any of his blood.
但是他并没有答应给你他身上的任何一滴血。
In this way he was able to find out where they lived, how many chidren they had, and where they died and were buried.
就这样,他了解到祖先的住处,有多少孩子,死在何处,葬在哪里。
At the time of his death, one person praised him as follows: Future generations, it may be, will hardly believe that such a person as this walked upon this earth.