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

• I rang again and a maid with a sullen face opened the door.
  我又揿了一下门铃，一名侍女紧绷着脸把门开了。
• She looked up at the sullen sky and shuddered.
  他抬头望见阴沉的天空不禁浑身战栗。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Soon they became bowed and grey and slow and sullen.
  曾几何时，他们就变得弯腰如弓，动作迟缓，终日闷闷不乐了。
• Many of them remained sullen and resentful.
  他们中有许多人还是闷闷不乐，怀恨在心。
• 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。
• Heathcliff, dear! you should not be sullen now.
  希刺克厉夫，亲爱的！现在你不该沉着脸。