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 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 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。
• 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。
• Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went to his palace in Samaria.
  于是以色列王闷闷不乐地回到撒玛利亚，进了他的宫。
• He grew sullen, and began to swear.
  他又不高兴了，开始咒骂起来。
• 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；
• 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。
• They stared at him with a blank expression of sullen resentment.
  他们面带阴郁而厌恶的表情凝视着他。
• 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。
• To look angry, sullen, or threatening.
  威胁，阴沉，或生气的样子。