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

• Hao Ran went to school with a sullen face every day.
  浩然每天都带着冷冰冰的脸孔到新学校上课。
• The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence
  那些冒犯者都闷不作声了。
• 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 was quiet, but said enough not to seem sullen.
  他很安静，话多的刚好让他不会显得阴沉。
• Heathcliff, dear! you should not be sullen now.
  希刺克厉夫，亲爱的！现在你不该沉着脸。
• Because Teddy was a sullen little boy, no one else seemed to enjoy him, either.
  正是因为泰迪抑郁的性格，好像也没别的什么人喜欢他。
• The sullen girl refused to answer her mother's questions.
  愠怒的女孩拒绝回答她母亲的问题。
• 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。
• 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。