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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa sounded unusually downbeat and discouraged in a press conference after the summit.
  阿拉伯联盟秘书长穆萨以一种不同寻常的悲观和气馁的口气在首脑会谈以后的记者会上发表讲话，形容阿拉伯内部关系是一种麻烦的状态。
• They're losing the war? Excuse me, that's too downbeat.
  他们输掉战争？对不起，这太消极了。
• A downbeat assessment in the first quarter would imply altering early next year the size, pace and composition of our measures, policy makers said in their monthly statement.
  决策者在其月度声明中表示，如果在一季度的评估不乐观，将意味着在明年初要改变我们所采取措施的规模、速度和构成。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。