音标:['sʌlən] ;
adj. 愁眉不展的;昏暗的;悲哀的;死气沉沉的
n. 绷脸;忧郁
[网络] 阴沉的;愠怒的;闷闷不乐的

sullen的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The sullen child refused to answer my questions.那愠怒的孩子拒绝回答我的问题。
  2. She had not come to him today with this feeling of sullen antagonism.她今天并没有带着这种愠怒的抵触情绪到他这儿来。
  3. A sullen look shaded his face.闷闷不乐的表情使他的脸蒙上阴影。
  4. This sullen weather disagrees with me.遇上这种阴沉的天气我就感到不舒服。
  5. Pleasure, tempt no more a dark, sullen heart!快乐,别再诱惑一颗黑暗而阴沉的心!

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. A sullen look shaded his face.他因不快而沉下脸来。
  2. He looked up at the sullen sky.他抬头看了一眼阴沉的天空。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. He was destructive,sullen,infantile.他捣蛋破坏,闷闷不乐,还耍孩子脾气。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • sullen looks不高兴的脸色
  • sullen sky阴沉的天空

经典引文

  • In the car..there had been long, almost sullen silences.

    出自:J. Wainwright
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