The boy remained as dismal as a hearse.

那孩子依然死气沉沉得像一口棺材。

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Dismal economic findings have analysts fearing a double dip.

对经济低潮期调查的结果使分析家们担忧会有一个再度衰退。

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Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.

他们最近努力想提高销售量，全是白费劲。

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This is almost as dismal a showing as poor Greece.

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Scotland opened a dismal campaign with a loss in the searing Macedonian heat and were thrashed in Norway just as the new domestic season had started.

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New Zealand collapsed for a dismal 149, to lose by a wide margin of 138 runs.

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