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downcast

英 ['daʊnkɑːst] 美['daʊnkæst]
  • adj. 沮丧的;低垂的;气馁的
  • n. 倒台;俯视的目光;向下转换

TEM4畅通词汇

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. She was silent, her eyes downcast.
她一言不发,两眼低垂。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.
当败象已呈时,芭芭拉看上去越来越沮丧。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Eyes downcast, she continued eating.
她低垂双眼,不停地吃。

来自《权威词典》

4. An unhappy life made her downcast.
不愉快的生活使她沮丧.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. With downcast eyes I explained that I was not the person they all thought I was.
我双目低垂地解释说,我并不是他们都以为的那个人.

来自《简明英汉词典》