downcast
英 [ˈdaʊn.kɑːst]
美 [ˈdaʊn.kæst]
- adj. 沮丧的;低垂的;气馁的
- n. 倒台;俯视的目光;向下转换
将“downcast”分解为“down”(向下)和“cast”(投掷或扔)。想象一个物品被向下扔出,它落下了,呈现出低垂的状态,类似于沮丧或失落的样子。这种方法通过视觉联想帮助记忆单词的含义。
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- 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.
- 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.