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
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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.