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downcast

英 [ˈdaʊnkɑːst]

美 [ˈdaʊnkæst]

adj.  向下的; 低垂的; 悲哀的; 沮丧的; 垂头丧气的

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BNC.23934 / COCA.21594

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 向下的;低垂的
      looking down
      1. Eyes downcast, she continued eating.
        她低垂双眼,不停地吃。
    • 悲哀的;沮丧的;垂头丧气的
      sad or depressed
      1. 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。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的;悲观的
      If you aredowncast, you are feeling sad and without hope.
      1. Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.
        当败象已呈时,芭芭拉看上去越来越沮丧。
      2. ...a glum, downcast expression.
        忧郁、沮丧的表情
    • 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.
      1. She was silent, her eyes downcast.
        她一言不发,两眼低垂。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

      adj

      • filled with melancholy and despondency
        1. gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
        2. gloomy predictions
        3. a gloomy silence
        4. took a grim view of the economy
        5. the darkening mood
        6. lonely and blue in a strange city
        7. depressed by the loss of his job
        8. a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
        9. downcast after his defeat
        10. feeling discouraged and downhearted
        Synonym:gloomygrimbluedepresseddispiriteddown(p)downhearteddown in the mouthlowlow-spirited
      • directed downward
        1. 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。