leaden
英 [ˈledn]
美 [ˈledn]
adj. 铅灰色的; 沉闷的; 阴郁的; 迟钝的; 呆滞的
现在分词:leadening
BNC.21472 / COCA.20321
牛津词典
adj.
- 铅灰色的
dull grey in colour, like lead- leaden skies
铅灰色的天空
- leaden skies
- 沉闷的;阴郁的;迟钝的;呆滞的
dull, heavy or slow- a leaden heart (= because you are sad)
沉重的心情
- a leaden heart (= because you are sad)
柯林斯词典
- ADJ (天空或海水)铅灰色的
Aleadensky or sea is dark grey and has no movement of clouds or waves.- The weather was at its worst; bitterly cold, with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility.
天气极其恶劣。寒风凛冽,天色晦暗,能见度极低。
- The weather was at its worst; bitterly cold, with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility.
- ADJ (谈话或文章)乏味的,沉闷的
Aleadenconversation or piece of writing is not very interesting.- ...a leaden English translation from the Latin.
一篇从拉丁文翻译过来的沉闷的英译文章
- ...a leaden English translation from the Latin.
- ADJ (通常指因疲劳而行动)蹇缓的,迟缓的,沉重的
If your movements areleaden, you move slowly and heavily, usually because you are tired.- He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.
他听见父亲蹇步下楼。
- He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.
英英释义
adj
- darkened with overcast
- a dark day
- a dull sky
- the sky was leaden and thick
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- heavy humor
- a leaden conversation
- (of movement) slow and laborious
- leaden steps
- made heavy or weighted down with weariness
- his leaden arms
- weighted eyelids
- made of lead
- a leaden weight
双语例句
- It was almost black, dotted with ugly leaden rain clouds.
天上几乎已是一片乌黑,布满了一团团怕人的浓浓的积雨云。 - His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.
他的传球在阴沉的天空中划出了一道完美的弧线。 - Soon November will be approaching with its autumn storms and leaden clouds hanging above your head like soaking wet rags.
霎时间,十一月与秋之狂风结伴将至,悬在头顶的浓云如湿润润的抹布。 - He overlooked the land, which was still a vast expanse of whiteness. Suddenly, a leaden object jumped into his eyes.
突然,一个深灰色的物体映入眼帘。 - It fell with a leaden weight on Isabel's ears.
这在伊莎贝尔听来象铅块一样沉重。 - The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull.
罗马教皇的圆形铅质的印章。 - Within my heart, the climate seemed as parched of rain as this leaden sky, for a long time not a single tear of tenderness had fallen from my arid eyes.
我心甘情愿里的气候也和这北方大陆一样缺少寸量,一滴温柔的泪在我枯涩眼里,如迟疑在这阴觉的天空里的雨点,久不落下。 - The heavy long sleeves were leaden with the deep sadness.
舞袖沉沉,凝聚着满怀愁绪。 - And Wu sun-fu's heart felt as leaden as the sky.
吴荪甫心里也像挂着一块铅。 - Snow fell from the leaden sky.
铅灰色的天空飘起了雪。