sullen

英 [ˈsʌlən]

美 [ˈsʌlən]

adj.  面有愠色的; 闷闷不乐的; 郁郁寡欢的; 阴沉的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 面有愠色的；闷闷不乐的；郁郁寡欢的
  bad-tempered and not speaking, either on a particular occasion or because it is part of your character
  1. Bob looked pale and sullen.
     鲍勃脸色苍白，闷闷不乐。
  2. She gave him a sullen glare.
     她满脸不高兴地瞪了他一眼。
  3. sullen teenagers
     面色阴郁的青少年
• 阴沉的
  dark and unpleasant

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 面有愠色的;闷闷不乐的;郁郁寡欢的
  Someone who issullenis bad-tempered and does not speak much.
  1. The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence...
     那些冒犯者都闷不作声了。
  2. Many of them remained sullen and resentful.
     他们中有许多人还是闷闷不乐，怀恨在心。

双语例句

• The day wore on and she preserved a sullen silence.
  时间消逝着，她保持一种闷闷不乐的沉默。
• This cut Hurstwood like a whip, and made him sullen.
  这话像鞭子一样抽痛了赫斯渥，他不高兴了。
• Sometimes Albertine's face looks dull and sullen, sometimes glowing and sultry;
  有时艾伯丁的脸看起来沉闷不快，有时又容光焕发风骚迷人；
• He turned away in sullen, resentful silence.
  他闷闷不乐、心怀怨恨、一言不发地转过身去了。
• To look angry, sullen, or threatening.
  威胁，阴沉，或生气的样子。
• It is no use for you to look sullen.
  你不用做出烦恼的神色。
• The hills seemed rolled in a sullen mist. The haze of distance improves the view.
  山峦好象在阴沉的雾里翻腾。远处的迷雾美化了他们的形象。
• This sullen weather disagrees with me.
  遇上这种阴沉的天气我就感到不舒服。
• Asked about his past he takes a sip from his beer and throws a sullen stare across the dimly lit front room of his cramped farmhouse.
  当问及他的过去时，他浅浅地啜了一口啤酒，郁郁寡欢地盯了一眼他那狭窄昏暗的农舍的前屋。
• He had noticed this before she had left, but he was surprised that she was still so sullen.
  在她离开前他就注意到了，但他惊讶的是她依然有点闷闷不乐的。