一片咒骂使气氛沉闷。

The air was blue with oaths.

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我国高校英语专业听力课程教材更新缓慢、编写体例的重复性和程序化是听力课程训练目的和教学模式单一、课堂气氛沉闷的重要原因。

As a relatively new course for English majors, listening course is faced up with problems in compiling coursebook, which cause the poor efficiency of the course.

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整个会场的气氛是沉闷的。

The overall mood of the meeting was downbeat.

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