overcast

英 [ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈkæst]

adj.  阴天的; 多云的; 阴暗的
n.  [气象学]阴; 阴天; 遮盖物(尤指云、雾等); 郁闷; 忧愁; 沮丧; [采矿]风桥

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牛津词典

adj.

• 阴天的；多云的；阴暗的
  covered with clouds; dull
  1. an overcast sky/day
     阴沉的天空 / 天气
  2. Today it will be dull and overcast.
     今天天气将阴伴多云。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 多云的；阴沉的；阴天的
  If it isovercast, or if the sky or the day isovercast, the sky is completely covered with cloud and there is not much light.
  1. For three days it was overcast...
     连续3天都是阴天。
  2. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies...
     天气预报上说多云并伴有阵雨。
  3. It was a cold, windy, overcast afternoon in Washington.
     这是华盛顿一个寒风料峭、天空阴沉的下午。

英英释义

noun

• a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
• a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
  Synonym:overcasting
• gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
  Synonym:cloudiness
• the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
  Synonym:cloudinesscloud cover

verb

• sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
  1. overcast books
• sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
• make overcast or cloudy
  1. Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
  Synonym:cloud

adj

• filled or abounding with clouds
  Synonym:cloud-coveredcloudedsunless

双语例句

• It's a bit overcast it might rain.
  天有点阴&可能有雨。
• Tomorrow will be overcast.
  明天是阴天。
• The sky was overcast, the ligtning leaped from cloud to cloud.
  天空乌云密布，电光在云块间闪动。
• The sky is overcast with dark clouds.
  乌云满天。
• It's a bit overcast; it might rain.
  天有点阴，可能下雨。
• It was muggy and overcast.
  天气闷热潮湿，而且天色阴沉。
• In overcast weather dusk light is a deep, saturated blue.
  在阴暗天气黄昏光内是深，饱和的蓝色是。
• The sky was overcast.
  天色灰蒙蒙的。
• For three days it was overcast
  连续3天都是阴天。
• The sky is overcast.
  天阴了。