...Israel's dismal record in the Olympics.

以色列在奥运会上让人沮丧的记录

My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.

我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。

It was a dismal failure.

这是个让人沮丧的失败。

The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal but the children's ward is really lively.

医院的主体部分死气沉沉，但是儿科病房却充满生气。

...a dark dismal day with rain falling steadily.

天空昏暗、阴雨绵绵的一天

You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.

不要终日陷在阴郁的思绪中。