/ˈɡluːmɪ/
If a place is gloomy, it is almost dark so that you cannot see very well.
If people are gloomy, they are unhappy and have no hope. 忧伤的
例：
Miller is gloomy about the fate of the serious playwright in America.
米勒对这位严肃的美国剧作家的命运感到忧伤。
without much hope of success or happiness in the future 前景黯淡的；悲观的 SYN depressing
a gloomy picture of the country’s economic future
该国经济前景的黯淡景象
Suddenly, the future didn’t look so gloomy after all.
突然感到前途似乎并非如此黯淡。