overcast

大学 FREQ #38452

a. 阴天的, 阴暗的, 愁闷的

发音

UK /ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/
US /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/
其它
UK /ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst/
US /ˌoʊvɚˈkæst/

词形变化

overcasts 复数 overcasts overcasted overcasting overcasts 三单 overcasting 现在分词 overcasted 过去式 overcasted 过去分词 more overcast 比较级 most overcast 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

使沮丧;包缝;遮蔽

形容词

阴天的;阴暗的;愁闷的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An outcast.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across the top of another airway for ventilation purposes.

    商务 采矿
  3. 3.

    A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.

v.
  1. 1.

    To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To make gloomy; to depress.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To transform.

    废旧 及物
  4. 4.

    To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.

    及物 艺术
  5. 5.

    To overthrow.

    废旧 及物
  6. 6.

    To be or become cloudy.

    不及物 废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.

    阴沉

    灰蒙蒙

    低沉

  2. 2.

    In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.

    阴沉

    低沉

    比喻

词汇关系

词源

From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.

来源:wiktionary