be downhearted about/at sth
常用介词about或at表示原因。
She was downhearted about the results.
她对结果感到沮丧。
沮丧的；垂头丧气的；无精打采的
沮丧的；气馁的；消沉的；不高兴的；绝望的。；沮丧的；消沉的
sad and discouraged
沮丧的；气馁的；消沉的；不高兴的；绝望的。
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
沮丧的；消沉的
filled with melancholy and despondency
After losing the match, she felt downhearted but promised to try again.
输了比赛后，她感到沮丧，但答应再试一次。
用法提示：这里用“downhearted”作表语形容词，表示“沮丧的、垂头丧气的”。
AI contextual example
Don't be downhearted by one bad grade; you can always improve.
别因为一次糟糕的成绩而垂头丧气；你总能进步。
用法提示：“downhearted”跟在“be”后作表语，表示“灰心丧气的”。
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He was too downhearted to talk about his plans after the rejection.
被拒绝后，他沮丧得不想谈自己的计划。
用法提示：“downhearted”作形容词表示“沮丧的”，说明“他”的情绪。
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常用介词about或at表示原因。
She was downhearted about the results.
她对结果感到沮丧。
He looked downhearted after hearing the news.
听到消息后，他看起来很沮丧。
作定语修饰名词。
He gave a downhearted sigh.
他沮丧地叹了口气。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am downhearted with the exam results.
正确表达I am downhearted about the exam results.
形容词 downhearted 后常接介词 about 或 at 表示沮丧的原因，学习者受中文‘对……感到沮丧’影响，误用了 with。
grammar · medium
易错句子His downhearted is obvious.
正确表达His downheartedness is obvious.
downhearted 是形容词，不能直接作主语或宾语；需用其名词形式 downheartedness。
downhearted强调垂头丧气的外在表现，disheartened侧重内心希望破灭
discouraged指因阻碍或失败而失去信心和勇气，downhearted指情绪低落、精神萎靡
depressed程度更重，可能涉及临床抑郁；downhearted是暂时性沮丧
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