downbeat

英 [ˈdaʊnbiːt]

美 [ˈdaʊnbiːt]

adj.  沉闷的; 令人沮丧的; 悲观的; 不强烈的; 消沉的; 无热情的
n.  强拍; 下降

复数：downbeats　

BNC.37849 / COCA.27759

牛津词典

adj.

• 沉闷的；令人沮丧的；悲观的
  dull or depressing; not having much hope for the future
  1. The overall mood of the meeting was downbeat.
     整个会场的气氛是沉闷的。
• 不强烈的；消沉的；无热情的
  not showing strong feelings or enthusiasm

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 冷淡的;无热情的;故作随意的
  If people or their opinions aredownbeat, they are deliberately casual and not enthusiastic about a situation.
  1. Its headlines were suitably downbeat and don't scream out.
     其标题平淡无奇而非触目惊心，非常得体。
  2. ...a downbeat assessment of 1992's economic prospects.
     对 1992 年经济前景的低调判断
• ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的;悲观的;绝望的
  If you are feelingdownbeat, you are feeling depressed and without hope.
  1. They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
     他们发现他情绪低落，无精打采。
• 下拍(乐队指挥示意强拍的向下手势)
  In music, thedownbeatis the downward movement of the conductor's hand, indicating the first beat of the bar.

英英释义

noun

• the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

双语例句

• The young Brazilians were notably more downbeat than their London counterparts.
  巴西的年轻人明显比伦敦的年轻人更牢骚满腹。
• Analysts warn that investors 'confidence remains fragile and the stock market could slip further if companies miss expectations in the second quarter or issue downbeat predictions for the future.
  分析师警告称，投资者信心仍然脆弱。如果公司第二季度业绩未能达到预期或对未来发表悲观预测，股市可能会进一步下跌。
• Ben Bernanke struck a downbeat tone on the health of the US economy in spite of an upward revision of growth in the fourth quarter of 2011 leaving it unclear whether the Federal Reserve would further ease monetary policy.
  尽管2011年第四季度美国增长数据得到向上修正，但美联储（fed）主席本伯南克（benbernanke）对美国经济状况作出了不太乐观的表态，令人不确定美联储会否进一步放松货币政策。
• Johnny was hurt that Nino should be so downbeat.
  约翰尼感到痛心，尼诺竟然如此冷淡无所谓。
• A downbeat assessment in the first quarter would imply altering early next year the size, pace and composition of our measures, policy makers said in their monthly statement.
  决策者在其月度声明中表示，如果在一季度的评估不乐观，将意味着在明年初要改变我们所采取措施的规模、速度和构成。
• Do I come in on the upbeat or the downbeat?
  我是唱弱拍还是唱强拍？
• They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
  他们发现他情绪低落，无精打采。
• I can almost hear the reaction of some investors to these downbeat thoughts.
  我几乎都可以听到一些投资者对我悲观想法的反应。
• But the Bank struck a downbeat tone on the prospects for the world economy.
  不过，该行在对全球经济的展望中却持一种较悲观的论调。
• The downbeat assessment means that the Fed is less likely to respond to lower growth with interest rate cuts.
  这种悲观的估计意味着，美联储通过降息来应对经济增长放缓的几率有所降低。