downcast
英 ['da?nkɑ?st]
美 ['da?nk?st]
- adj. 沮喪的；低垂的；氣餒的
- n. 倒臺(tái)；俯視的目光；向下轉(zhuǎn)換
英文詞源
- downcast (adj.)
- c. 1600, from past participle of obsolete verb downcast (c. 1300), from down (adv.) + cast (v.). Literal at first; figurative sense is 1630s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She was silent, her eyes downcast.
- 她一言不發(fā)，兩眼低垂。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.
- 當(dāng)敗象已呈時(shí)，芭芭拉看上去越來(lái)越沮喪。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Eyes downcast, she continued eating.
- 她低垂雙眼，不停地吃。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. An unhappy life made her downcast.
- 不愉快的生活使她沮喪.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. With downcast eyes I explained that I was not the person they all thought I was.
- 我雙目低垂地解釋說(shuō),我并不是他們都以為的那個(gè)人.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》