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downhearted

/doun-hahr-tid/US // ˈdaʊnˈhɑr tɪd //UK // (ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪd) //

心灰意冷,灰心丧气,心灰意懒,灰心丧气的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : dejected; depressed; discouraged.

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Examples

  • Bouncy, jaunty walks, limps, sad or downhearted walks, all with the other motions of arms and head contributing to a constantly shifting center of mass and momentum.

  • Despair as measured by the new scale represents a downhearted state of mind, not a mental disorder, Copeland suspects.

  • “They will be all right,” said the captain, striving to cheer up his downhearted young companions.

  • "We may be here quite a long while," Mr. Wordsley said, and could not contrive to sound downhearted about it.

  • The woman herself must not be nervous or downhearted, but courageous, and forcing herself by straining and holding her breath.

  • At intervals, every half-hour or so, a mighty shout would go up, "Are we downhearted?"

  • "Real beauties," thought Dick, still rather breathless after such a surprise, but not in the least downhearted.