downcast eyes
collocation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。
沮丧的；忧郁的
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沮丧的；忧郁的
feeling sad, discouraged, or despondent; melancholy
After the defeat, the team sat in the locker room with downcast eyes.
失败后，队员们坐在更衣室里，眼睛低垂。
(眼睛、表情等)向下看的,通常表示沮丧、悲伤,有时表示谦逊
Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
(人或物)被扔到地上的,被击落的
Of a person or thing: cast or thrown to the ground.
向下的
directed downward
(物)向下的,朝下的
Of a thing: directed downwards.
She felt downcast after receiving the rejection letter.
收到拒信后，她感到沮丧。
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His downcast expression revealed his disappointment.
他沮丧的表情透露了他的失望。
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a downcast glance
低垂的目光
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downcast after his defeat
失败后垂头丧气
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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。
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。
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。
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。
低垂着眼睛/目光低垂（常表示沮丧、羞愧或谦逊）
She apologized with downcast eyes.
她低垂着眼睛道歉。
我的心哪，你为何忧闷？为何在我里面烦躁？
In this famous verse from Psalm 42, the psalmist asks himself why he is so downcast, then urges himself to put his hope in God.
在这节出自《诗篇》42篇的著名经文中，诗人问自己为何如此沮丧，然后鼓励自己仰望上帝。
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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。
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。
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。
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