downcast
英 [ˈdaʊnkɑːst]
美 [ˈdaʊnkæst]
adj. 向下的; 低垂的; 悲哀的; 沮丧的; 垂头丧气的
BNC.23934 / COCA.21594
牛津词典
adj.
- 向下的;低垂的
looking down- Eyes downcast, she continued eating.
她低垂双眼,不停地吃。
- Eyes downcast, she continued eating.
- 悲哀的;沮丧的;垂头丧气的
sad or depressed- A group of downcast men stood waiting for food.
一群人垂头丧气地站在那儿等着吃饭。
- A group of downcast men stood waiting for food.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的;悲观的
If you aredowncast, you are feeling sad and without hope.- Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.
当败象已呈时,芭芭拉看上去越来越沮丧。 - ...a glum, downcast expression.
忧郁、沮丧的表情
- Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.
- ADJ (眼睛通常因难过或尴尬)向下看的,低垂的
If your eyes aredowncast, you are looking towards the ground, usually because you are feeling sad or embarrassed.- She was silent, her eyes downcast.
她一言不发,两眼低垂。
- She was silent, her eyes downcast.
英英释义
noun
- a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
adj
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
- gloomy predictions
- a gloomy silence
- took a grim view of the economy
- the darkening mood
- lonely and blue in a strange city
- depressed by the loss of his job
- a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
- downcast after his defeat
- feeling discouraged and downhearted
- directed downward
- a downcast glance
双语例句
- Sonya, with downcast eyes, listened in silence to the countess's cruel words, and did not understand what was expected of her.
索尼娅默默无言,低垂着眼帘,谛听伯爵夫人的残酷的话语,她不明白到底对她有什么要求。 - Why is your face downcast?
你为什么变了脸色呢? - For he looked upon the bowed head, and the downcast eyes, and upraised hand, and thought, 'I have felt it; and why should I not avow it in behalf of this unfriended, broken man!
因为他看到那搭拉的脑袋、低垂的眼睛和抬起的手,心中想道,我感觉到这点;我为什么不为这位孤立无援、伤心失望的人认错呢? - The little girl keep her eyes downcast when the headmaster talk to her.
校长同小女孩谈话时,她一双眼睛始终低垂著。 - Chu Kuei-ying did not reply, but sat with crimson cheeks and downcast eyes.
朱桂英涨红了脸不回答,眼睛看在地下。 - Don't be too downcast about it.
对这事不要太垂头丧气的。 - Of course, Indians are not always downcast by the size of their country.
当然,印度人也不总是为自己国家的规模感到沮丧。 - Even lewis, that most ebullient of men, looked downcast.
甚至刘易斯,那个最为热情洋溢的人,也露出了垂头丧气的样子。 - Ashamed of his mistake, he stood with downcast eyes.
羞于他的错误,他眼睛垂视地站着。 - This was a shy and insecure girl, whose guilt and shame were clearly written on her downcast face.
这是一个羞涩不安的姑娘,那些罪恶和羞辱都清楚写在她的沮丧的脸上。