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be/look/remain sullen
描述人持续闷闷不乐的状态。
He remained sullen throughout the meeting.
整个会议期间他始终愠怒不语。
愠怒的；闷闷不乐的
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愠怒的；闷闷不乐的
showing silent bad temper and gloom
He remained sullen throughout the meeting.
整个会议期间他始终愠怒不语。
阴郁的坏脾气；闷闷不乐的
Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
表现出忧郁的坏脾气
showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
阴沉的；阴郁的；预示不祥的
Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
被云遮暗的
darkened by clouds
He sat in the back of the car, looking sullen and saying nothing.
他坐在车后座，看起来闷闷不乐，一言不发。
AI contextual example
Her sullen expression told me she was not happy with the decision.
她愠怒的表情告诉我，她对这个决定并不满意。
AI contextual example
The boy remained sullen even after his friends tried to cheer him up.
即使朋友们试图逗他开心，那个男孩仍然闷闷不乐。
AI contextual example
a sullen crowd
一群愠怒的人
WordNet
描述人持续闷闷不乐的状态。
He remained sullen throughout the meeting.
整个会议期间他始终愠怒不语。
修饰名词，表示阴沉的或愠怒的。
She gave a sullen glare.
她投来愠怒的目光。
Not this
The sky was sullen and dark.
Use this
The sky was gloomy and dark.
形容词 'sullen' 主要用于描述人愠怒或沉默不悦，不用于描述天气；描述阴暗沉闷的天气应使用 'gloomy' 或 'overcast'。
Not this
She was sullen with her boss.
Use this
She was sullen towards her boss.
介词搭配错误：'sullen' 表示对某人的态度时，通常使用 'towards' 而非 'with'；'with' 常用于表示伴随或工具关系。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
愠怒的沉默
He answered with a sullen silence.
他以愠怒的沉默作答。
阴沉的表情
She wore a sullen expression all morning.
她整个上午都面带阴沉的表情。
阴郁的心情
He was in a sullen mood after the argument.
争吵之后他心情阴郁。
阴沉的天空
A sullen sky hung over the city.
阴沉的天空笼罩着城市。
闷闷不乐的青少年
The sullen teenager refused to talk.
那个闷闷不乐的青少年拒绝说话。
就像黎明时从阴沉大地飞起的云雀，在天国之门歌唱赞美诗。——莎士比亚《十四行诗》第29首
Despite his sullen mood, he managed to smile at the news.
尽管他心情阴郁，他还是勉强对消息露出了微笑。
我是一个阴郁的女孩，一个阴郁的女孩。——菲奥娜·艾普尔《Sullen Girl》
She sat sullen and silent in the corner, refusing to say a word.
她阴郁地沉默坐在角落里，一句话也不说。
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sullen 拼写里有 sun（太阳），意思却是阴沉愠怒：想象太阳被乌云遮住，一张闷闷不乐的脸。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal/literary writing、character description、weather (gloomy skies) sullen 多用于正式或文学性的书面语，形容人闷闷不乐、面带愠色，也可形容天气阴沉、令人压抑。它在口语中不很常见，通常出现在小说、新闻报道或正式描述里。
No common English word rhymes exactly with /ˈsʌlən/. Fallen, swollen and woollen are spelling lookalikes that keep the -llen ending but change the stressed vowel; stolen sounds parallel to swollen but has a different spelling. Solemn looks similar but is pronounced /ˈsɒləm/ (or /ˈsɑːləm/ in US English). Sulky shares the opening /sʌl/ sound but is not a rhyme.
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