downbeat

英 [ˈdaʊnbiːt]

美 [ˈdaʊnbiːt]

adj.  沉闷的; 令人沮丧的; 悲观的; 不强烈的; 消沉的; 无热情的
n.  强拍; 下降

复数：downbeats　

BNC.37849 / COCA.27759

牛津词典

adj.

• 沉闷的；令人沮丧的；悲观的
  dull or depressing; not having much hope for the future
  1. The overall mood of the meeting was downbeat.
     整个会场的气氛是沉闷的。
• 不强烈的；消沉的；无热情的
  not showing strong feelings or enthusiasm

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 冷淡的;无热情的;故作随意的
  If people or their opinions aredownbeat, they are deliberately casual and not enthusiastic about a situation.
  1. Its headlines were suitably downbeat and don't scream out.
     其标题平淡无奇而非触目惊心，非常得体。
  2. ...a downbeat assessment of 1992's economic prospects.
     对 1992 年经济前景的低调判断
• ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的;悲观的;绝望的
  If you are feelingdownbeat, you are feeling depressed and without hope.
  1. They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
     他们发现他情绪低落，无精打采。
• 下拍(乐队指挥示意强拍的向下手势)
  In music, thedownbeatis the downward movement of the conductor's hand, indicating the first beat of the bar.

英英释义

noun

• the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

双语例句

• This has made him the ideal investor in a decidedly downbeat era.
  这个品质让他成了当前绝对低迷时期的理想投资者。
• The German public, in particular, had a downbeat view of the prospects for co-operation with China.
  德国公众尤其对与中国合作的前景感到悲观。
• The Republicans are worried that the image of the Republican Party is downbeat and angry.
  共和党人担心他们党派的形象下降了，他们很愤怒。
• But the Bank struck a downbeat tone on the prospects for the world economy.
  不过，该行在对全球经济的展望中却持一种较悲观的论调。
• Growth last year was as slow as 2009, the worst year of the past decade, and Chinese officials were downbeat about the coming months.
  去年中国经济全年的增长率和2009年一样低，同为过去十年表现最糟糕的年份。此外，中国官员也对未来几个月表示悲观。
• This year his wife Hillary, Secretary of state, gave a more downbeat speech on Internet freedom.
  而今年，他的夫人美国国务卿希拉里（hillary）对互联网自由发表的一个谈话，则悲观了许多。
• This downbeat verdict came around the time of the 1987 stock market crash, when there was continuing concern about the twin US budget and current account deficits.
  这一悲观预断发表于1987年股灾发生前后，当时人们对美国预算与经常项目双赤字忧心不已。
• Presenting an extremely downbeat quarterly forecast, Mervyn King, the Bank governor, said the projections imply that further easing on monetary policy may well be required.
  英国央行行长默文•金（MervynKing）作出了极度悲观的季度预测，他表示，预测意味着货币政策非常需要进一步放松。
• The young Brazilians were notably more downbeat than their London counterparts.
  巴西的年轻人明显比伦敦的年轻人更牢骚满腹。
• A string of downbeat indicators has heightened fears of a second recession.
  一系列悲观指标加剧了人们对双底衰退的担忧。