英語單詞

downcast是什麽意思

downcast

英 ['daʊnkɑːst] 美 ['daʊnkæst]
  • adj. 沮喪的;低垂的;氣餒的
  • n. 倒台;俯視的目光;向下轉換

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.

雙語例句


1. She was silent, her eyes downcast.
她一言不發,兩眼低垂。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.
當敗象已呈時,芭芭拉看上去越來越沮喪。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Eyes downcast, she continued eating.
她低垂雙眼,不停地吃。

來自《權威詞典》

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

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

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,我並不是他們都以為的那個人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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