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

• What downbeat story deserves more attention?
  哪个正面信息最值得关注？
• 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。
• I can almost hear the reaction of some investors to these downbeat thoughts.
  我几乎都可以听到一些投资者对我悲观想法的反应。
• Companies in the CFO survey are also downbeat about the prospects for earnings, employment and capital spending with all expected to fall in the US and Europe while only profit is forecast to rise in Asia.
  对于盈利、就业和资本开支前景，接受《财务总监》调查的公司同样表示悲观。美欧公司都预计这些方面将出现下滑，而在亚洲，也只有盈利一项被认为将会上升。
• That downbeat attitude reflects chronic excess capacity, an overbuilt property market and concerns about a corporate sector that has borrowed too much, whether in renminbi or appreciating US dollars.
  这种悲观态度反映了长期的产能过剩、过度建设的房地产市场以及对过度借贷（无论借的是人民币还是日益升值的美元）的企业部门的担忧。
• 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。
• Optimism over the potential that such firms seem to offer has not been damped by the downbeat outlook for equities markets next year.
  明年股市的悲观前景，并没有削弱对于此类公司潜能的乐观看法。
• 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。
• Not everyone is quite so downbeat.
  并非人人都如此悲观。
• Downbeat south London was said to be far more excited than sophisticated north London.
  据说，低调的伦敦南部要比世故的伦敦北部更有激情。