Word · Frequency #33845

crestfallen

/ˈkrestˌfɔlən/

adjective

垂头丧气的；沮丧的

核心释义

sad and disappointed because something did not go as hoped; dejected

因失望而悲伤的；垂头丧气的。；情绪低落的；垂头丧气的；意气沮丧的；气馁的

After failing the driving test for the second time, she looked crestfallen.

第二次没通过驾照考试后，她显得垂头丧气。

用法提示：crestfallen 作形容词，描述她因失望而情绪低落的样子。

The team returned from the final crestfallen, knowing they had lost by a single point.

球队从决赛归来时垂头丧气，因为他们知道自己只差一分就输了。

用法提示：crestfallen 用作形容词，形容球队输球后沮丧的状态。

He was crestfallen when he saw that the store had closed before he arrived.

他看到商店在他到达前就关门了，非常沮丧。

用法提示：crestfallen 作形容词，表示他因愿望落空而垂头丧气。