leaden
英 ['led(ə)n]
美 ['lɛdn]
- adj. 鉛灰色的；鉛製的；沉悶的；鉛一般重的
- vt. 使沉重；使懶散；使呆滯
中文詞源
leaden 鉛灰色的lead,鉛，-en,形容詞後綴。
英文詞源
- leaden (adj.)
- "made of lead," Old English leaden, from lead (n.1) + -en (2). The figurative sense of "heavy, oppressive, dull" is attested by 1570s. Related: Leadenly; leadenness.
雙語例句
- 1. He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.
- 他聽見父親蹇步下樓。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.
- 他的傳球在陰沉的天空中劃出了一道完美的弧線。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He walked towards the examination room with leaden feet ( = slowly ).
- 他像腳灌了鉛一樣地走向考場.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. A leaden weight lay on her heart as she waved him goodbye.
- 她向他揮手道別時,心情十分沉重.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The weather was at its worst; bitterly cold, with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility.
- 天氣極其惡劣。寒風凜冽，天色晦暗，能見度極低。
來自柯林斯例句