| 单词 | downbeat |
| 释义 | down·beat1 /ˈdaʊnbiːt/ adjective EMOTIONALnot showing any strong feelings, especially not happy ones 冷漠的，无激情的；〔尤指〕忧郁的 OPP upbeat Al was surprisingly downbeat about the party. 奇怪的是，阿尔对那次聚会一点也不热心。Examples from the Corpusdownbeat• The latest economic surveys are more downbeat as a result of the recent decline in world trade.• Mubarak gave a downbeat assessment of the situation in the Middle East.• Cheney may be almost deliberately downbeat, but Bush's choice was unusually illuminating.• The futuristic look is nicely accomplished, without a lot of eye candy: darkish, downbeat, more melancholy than despairing.Related topics: Musicdownbeat2 noun [countable] 1. APMthe first note in a bar of music 〔乐谱中一个小节的〕强拍2. APMthe movement a conductor makes to show when this note is to be played or sung 下拍〔乐队指挥表示要演奏或唱出某个音符时的手势〕Examples from the Corpusdownbeat• Both of them said the word on the same downbeat, which made them burst into laughter at how hilarious they sounded.• Notice that the patterns rarely fall on the downbeat.down·beat1 adjectivedownbeat2 nounChineseSyllable feelings, strong Corpus not not especially ones happy any showing |
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