dismal
adj.忧郁的(depressing, dreary)；凄凉的
She spoke in a dismal voice.
她用忧郁的声音说话。
anguish
n.极度痛苦 vt.使极苦闷，使极痛苦
Losing his son, the old woman was in anguish.
失去儿子，老妇人痛苦万分。
agony
n.极度的痛苦(anguish, suffering)
impetuous
adj.冲动的(impulsive)
impulse
n.冲动；刺激
On seeing the poor little girl, he has an impulse to adopt her.
看到这个可怜的小女孩，他有了收养她的冲动。
impulsive
adj.易冲动的
incentive
n.刺激；动机(motivation)
People doubt about her incentive to marry that rich old fellow.
人们怀疑她嫁给那个有钱老家伙的动机。
motivation
n.动机(motive, incentive)
To be excellent is not his only motivation for studying hard.
优秀不是他努力学习的唯一动力。
urge
n.冲动
He has no urge to travel.
他没有旅行的冲动。
hotheaded
adj.急性子的，鲁莽的，冲动的
cruel
adj.残忍的(ferocious, ruthless)
ferocious
adj.凶猛的(fierce, savage, bestial)
The ferocious winter storm buried the roads with a foot of snow.
冬天猛烈的风雪让道路埋了一英尺厚。
malevolent
adj.恶意的(malicious, spiteful)
malice
n.恶意(ill will, spite)
malicious
adj.心毒的，怀恶意的(vicious, spiteful)
The malicious rumor damaged his candidancy for president.
恶意的谣言损害了他对总统的忠诚。