downcast
- 英式英标[\'daʊnkæst]
- 美式音标[\'daʊnkɑːst]
adj. 沮丧的；低垂的；气馁的
n. 倒台；俯视的目光；向下转换
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.
实用例句
- 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》
