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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They're losing the war? Excuse me, that's too downbeat.
  他们输掉战争？对不起，这太消极了。
• Disappointing earnings in the banking sector and downbeat corporate forecasts added to concerns about a slowdown in activity, despite a strong overall economic performance last quarter.
  尽管上一季度美国经济整体表现强劲，但银行业业绩令人失望，加之企业纷纷下调业绩预测，从而进一步加剧了人们对美国经济活动放缓的担忧。
• Companies in the CFO survey are also downbeat about the prospects for earnings, employment and capital spending with all expected to fall in the US and Europe while only profit is forecast to rise in Asia.
  对于盈利、就业和资本开支前景，接受《财务总监》调查的公司同样表示悲观。美欧公司都预计这些方面将出现下滑，而在亚洲，也只有盈利一项被认为将会上升。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa sounded unusually downbeat and discouraged in a press conference after the summit.
  阿拉伯联盟秘书长穆萨以一种不同寻常的悲观和气馁的口气在首脑会谈以后的记者会上发表讲话，形容阿拉伯内部关系是一种麻烦的状态。