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

• To look angry, sullen, or threatening.
  威胁，阴沉，或生气的样子。
• The sullen child refused to answer my questions.
  那愠怒的孩子拒绝回答我的问题。
• In a lot of Aboriginal communities there's an air of sullen hostility.
  很多土著社区里的人都有一种愠怒的敌对情绪。
• This sullen weather disagrees with me.
  遇上这种阴沉的天气我就感到不舒服。
• 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。
• Resentful at the way he was treated; a sullen resentful attitude.
  为对待他的方法感到愤慨；沉闷、愤慨的态度。
• 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；
• She had not come to him today with this feeling of sullen antagonism.
  她今天并没有带着这种愠怒的抵触情绪到他这儿来。
• A young woman, of sullen aspect, was sitting alone on the bench.
  一个面色忧郁的年轻女人独自坐在长凳上。