downcast的意思

downcast

英式音标['daʊnkæst]
美式英标['daʊnkɑːst]

基本解释

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。

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。

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

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

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.

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