Word · Frequency #14688
sullen
愠怒的；闷闷不乐的
核心释义
showing silent bad temper and gloom
- 1.
阴郁的坏脾气；闷闷不乐的
Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
- 2.
表现出忧郁的坏脾气
showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
- 3.
阴沉的；阴郁的；预示不祥的
Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
- 4.
被云遮暗的
darkened by clouds
- 5.
缓慢的；迟钝的
Sluggish; slow.
阴郁的坏脾气；闷闷不乐的；表现出忧郁的坏脾气；阴沉的；阴郁的；预示不祥的；被云遮暗的；缓慢的；迟钝的
用法In use
He sat in the back of the car, looking sullen and saying nothing.
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述人的闷闷不乐状态。
Her sullen expression told me she was not happy with the decision.
用法提示：形容词作定语修饰expression，用表情表现愠怒情绪。
The boy remained sullen even after his friends tried to cheer him up.
用法提示：形容词作表语，与remain连用表示持续闷闷不乐的状态。
a sullen crowd
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。
sullen + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sullen silence
- 愠怒的沉默
- He answered with a sullen silence.他以愠怒的沉默作答。
- sullen expression
- 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。
- sullen mood
- 阴郁的心情
- He was in a sullen mood after the argument.争吵之后他心情阴郁。
- sullen sky
- 阴沉的天空
- A sullen sky hung over the city.阴沉的天空笼罩着城市。
- sullen teenager
- 闷闷不乐的青少年
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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