downcast

[US]/'daʊnkɑːst/
[UK]/'daʊnkæst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.情绪低落的;向下的
Word Forms
复数downcasts

Example Sentences

a downcast expression

垂头丧气的表情

stand with downcast eyes

眼睛垂视地站着

her modestly downcast eyes.

她怯怯地低垂着的眼睛。

Ashamed of his mistake, he stood with downcast eyes.

羞于他的错误,他眼睛垂视地站着。

looked downcast after his defeat;

失败后垂头丧气;

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。

Real-world Examples

" Not so good, actually, " replied the little wizard, who looked thoroughly downcast.

“事实上不是很好,”小个巫师回答说,看上去十分沮丧。

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

To think that he should now be so downcast in old age!

他触目伤怀,自然情不能自已。

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

The Ministry workers beside them fell silent, their eyes downcast; Harry could feel fear rippling through them.

他们身后的魔法部工作人员安静下来,他们看起来很沮丧。哈利可以感觉到他们的恐惧。

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

When he clocked off from his last shift on the last day he was downcast.

到最后一天下班的时候,他才开始陷入悲伤。

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

I'm not too downcast. I've had a good innings. Seen and done a lot in my time.

我倒没有太沮丧。我人生一直一帆风顺,经历了许多事。

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

And then he remembered the spelling, and was a little downcast.

然后他想起了拼写,有点沮丧。

Source: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

He had purple cheeks and downcast eyes.

他有紫色的脸颊和低垂的眼睛。

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

Her eyes were downcast, her hands clenched.

她的眼睛低垂着, 双手紧握。

Source: Family and the World (Part 2)

But Harry stood before them silent and downcast.

但是Harry沉默而沮丧地站在他们面前。

Source: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

And Meg's downcast face brightened as she spoke.

梅格说话时垂头丧气的脸变得明亮起来。

Source: "Little Women" original version

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