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

• Asked about his past he takes a sip from his beer and throws a sullen stare across the dimly lit front room of his cramped farmhouse.
  当问及他的过去时，他浅浅地啜了一口啤酒，郁郁寡欢地盯了一眼他那狭窄昏暗的农舍的前屋。
• Thereafter, sullen whined the less, at least in scarlett's presence.
  从此以后，苏纶就不大哭闹了，至少在思嘉莉特面前要好些。
• It is no use for you to look sullen.
  你不用做出烦恼的神色。
• 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。
• They stared at him with a blank expression of sullen resentment.
  他们面带阴郁而厌恶的表情凝视着他。
• 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。
• He was quiet, but said enough not to seem sullen.
  他很安静，话多的刚好让他不会显得阴沉。
• 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。
• Sometimes Albertine's face looks dull and sullen, sometimes glowing and sultry;
  有时艾伯丁的脸看起来沉闷不快，有时又容光焕发风骚迷人；
• 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。