| 词汇 | downcast |
| 释义 | downcast adjective uk /ˈdaʊn.kɑːst/ us /ˈdaʊn.kæst/ downcastadjective (UNHAPPY)formal sad and without hope: 垂头丧气的，萎靡不振的;伤心绝望的 I thought you were looking a little downcast this morning.我觉得你今天早上好像有点垂头丧气。 Synonyms blue(SAD)informal dejected depressed despondent dispirited doleful dolorousliterary down downhearted down in the dumps gloomy gluminformal low low-spirited melancholy miserable(UNHAPPY) sad(NOT HAPPY) sorrowfulliterary the doldrumsinformal unhappy Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom dismayed displeased dissatisfied distraught distressed lachrymose lonely lonesome lovelorn wish you had never been bornidiom wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not hopeful downcastadjective (EYES DOWN)If someone's eyes are downcast, they are looking down.眼睛向下看的，目光低垂的 The eye & surrounding area beadily beetling canthus chiasm chiasma compound eye eyeball eyelid glassy limbus macula macula lutea macular monobrow optic nerve staring suborbital superciliary supraoptic supraorbital downcast | American Dictionarydowncast adjective us/ˈdɑʊnˌkæst/ looking down, usually because of being shy or sad A person who is downcast is sad or upset. Examples of downcastdowncast As confinement is a downwards-closed property of the type system, downcasts cannot violate encapsulation. More somber than usual, he seemed thoroughly downcast and withdrawn. Facing it were four divisions, three of which were downcast due to the previous successive setbacks. The astonished fiancée stands with mouth agape, eyes downcast and shut, as she presses her left hand beneath her heart, as if to uphold it. Not only that, but the emphatically rising gesture is followed every time by downcast gestures. The painting's meaning, in turn, becomes more shaded, even as her half-shaded visage and downcast eyes screen the nun's emotions from the viewer. The downcast farmer went home but the accordion had come to stay. In a way, that makes me feel extremely sad and downcast. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Two downcasts and one upcast shaft, of sufficient dimensions to take the air from the other two. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that this is only a passing phase, and that this downcast portion will disappear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we should not be too downcast about the failure of this meeting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are told that these poor, downcast industrialists need subsidies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a downcast and an upcast shaft, but the coal goes up on a belt at an incline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember an instance when we could not work underground in a downcast shaft adjacent to a spoil heap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think there is any ground for being dispirited or downcast about the young. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of downcast These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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