Word · Frequency #23934
downcast
沮丧的；忧郁的
feeling sad, discouraged, or despondent; melancholy
- 1.
Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
(眼睛、表情等)向下看的,通常表示沮丧、悲伤,有时表示谦逊
- 2.
Of a person or thing: cast or thrown to the ground.
(人或物)被扔到地上的,被击落的
- 3.
directed downward
向下的
- 4.
Of a thing: directed downwards.
(物)向下的,朝下的
- 5.
filled with melancholy and despondency
忧郁沮丧的
- 6.
Of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.
(人)沮丧的,气馁的
- 7.
Of a person or thing: defeated, overthrown; also, destroyed, ruined.
(人或物)被击败的,被推翻的；被摧毁的,被毁坏的
（眼睛）低垂的；垂下的；向下的；被击倒的；被推翻的；被摧毁的；(眼睛、表情等)向下看的,通常表示沮丧、悲伤,有时表示谦逊；(人或物)被扔到地上的,被击落的
In use
After the defeat, the team sat in the locker room with downcast eyes.
She felt downcast after receiving the rejection letter.
His downcast expression revealed his disappointment.
a downcast glance
downcast after his defeat
Connections
Collocations
- downcast eyes
- 低垂的眼睛；垂下的目光
- She kept her downcast eyes on the floor during the whole meeting.整个会议期间，她一直低垂着眼睛看着地板。
- downcast expression
- 沮丧的表情；垂头丧气的神情
- His downcast expression told me the job interview had not gone well.他沮丧的表情告诉我，他的求职面试不太顺利。
- downcast gaze
- 低垂的目光
- He avoided her question with a downcast gaze.他低垂着目光，回避了她的问题。
- look downcast
- 看起来沮丧；显得垂头丧气
- After hearing the bad news, everyone looked downcast.听到坏消息后，每个人都显得垂头丧气。
Idioms & figurative uses
- with downcast eyes
- 低垂着眼睛/目光低垂（常表示沮丧、羞愧或谦逊）She apologized with downcast eyes.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把down（向下）和cast（投射）连起来：眼睛把目光向下投射，垂头丧气时就这副样子。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：描述眼神或面部表情、描述情绪低落或沮丧 downcast 作形容词时，字面义为“向下看的”，多用来描述眼神或面部表情；引申义为“沮丧的、气馁的”，这种情况多用于书面或较正式叙述。日常口语中表达“难过”“沮丧”时，通常更常说 sad、upset 等词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些以 -ast 结尾的词（cast, past, last, fast, vast）都与 downcast 中的 -cast 押韵，读 /æst/。注意 case 拼写与 cast 很接近，但发音是 /keɪs/，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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