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

• Growth last year was as slow as 2009, the worst year of the past decade, and Chinese officials were downbeat about the coming months.
  去年中国经济全年的增长率和2009年一样低，同为过去十年表现最糟糕的年份。此外，中国官员也对未来几个月表示悲观。
• 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。
• 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。
• A string of downbeat indicators has heightened fears of a second recession.
  一系列悲观指标加剧了人们对双底衰退的担忧。
• They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
  他们发现他情绪低落，无精打采。
• The German public, in particular, had a downbeat view of the prospects for co-operation with China.
  德国公众尤其对与中国合作的前景感到悲观。
• The Republicans are worried that the image of the Republican Party is downbeat and angry.
  共和党人担心他们党派的形象下降了，他们很愤怒。
• What downbeat story deserves more attention?
  哪个正面信息最值得关注？
• Probably, but only because it doesn't seem like it will be a book with a downbeat ending.
  也许，但仅仅是因为这不像一本结局黯淡的书。
• Optimism over the potential that such firms seem to offer has not been damped by the downbeat outlook for equities markets next year.
  明年股市的悲观前景，并没有削弱对于此类公司潜能的乐观看法。