leaden
英 [ˈled.ən]
美 [ˈled.ən]
- adj. 铅灰色的；铅制的；沉闷的；铅一般重的
- vt. 使沉重；使懒散；使呆滞
星级词汇:
记忆方法
将“leaden”与“lead”的金属性质关联记忆，想象一个铅制的物体，它通常是沉重、沉重的，从而帮助记忆“leaden”这个词也意味着沉重或阴郁的。
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中文词源
leaden 铅灰色的
lead,铅，-en,形容词后缀。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 1. He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.
- 他听见父亲蹇步下楼。
- 2. His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.
- 他的传球在阴沉的天空中划出了一道完美的弧线。
- 3. He walked towards the examination room with leaden feet ( = slowly ).
- 他像脚灌了铅一样地走向考场.
- 4. A leaden weight lay on her heart as she waved him goodbye.
- 她向他挥手道别时,心情十分沉重.
- 5. The weather was at its worst; bitterly cold, with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility.
- 天气极其恶劣。寒风凛冽，天色晦暗，能见度极低。