leaden

英 [ˈledn]

美 [ˈledn]

adj.  铅灰色的; 沉闷的; 阴郁的; 迟钝的; 呆滞的

现在分词：leadening　

机械

BNC.21472 / COCA.20321

牛津词典

adj.

• 铅灰色的
  dull grey in colour, like lead
  1. leaden skies
     铅灰色的天空
• 沉闷的；阴郁的；迟钝的；呆滞的
  dull, heavy or slow
  1. a leaden heart (= because you are sad)
     沉重的心情

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （天空或海水）铅灰色的
  Aleadensky or sea is dark grey and has no movement of clouds or waves.
  1. The weather was at its worst; bitterly cold, with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility.
     天气极其恶劣。寒风凛冽，天色晦暗，能见度极低。
• ADJ （谈话或文章）乏味的，沉闷的
  Aleadenconversation or piece of writing is not very interesting.
  1. ...a leaden English translation from the Latin.
     一篇从拉丁文翻译过来的沉闷的英译文章
• ADJ （通常指因疲劳而行动）蹇缓的，迟缓的，沉重的
  If your movements areleaden, you move slowly and heavily, usually because you are tired.
  1. He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.
     他听见父亲蹇步下楼。

英英释义

adj

• darkened with overcast
  1. a dark day
  2. a dull sky
  3. the sky was leaden and thick
  Synonym:dull
• lacking lightness or liveliness
  1. heavy humor
  2. a leaden conversation
  Synonym:heavy
• (of movement) slow and laborious
  1. leaden steps
  Synonym:plodding
• made heavy or weighted down with weariness
  1. his leaden arms
  2. weighted eyelids
  Synonym:weighted
• made of lead
  1. a leaden weight

双语例句

• I did not know what to say, submerged in silence like a leaden well that I endured in the chatter of the room.
  我不知道说什么好，陷入古井般的，在这里聊天时我通常都保持的那种沉默。
• It protects a sealed glass phial containing seawater collected on the calmest of days when the water was leaden.
  它保护著一只密封的小玻璃瓶，瓶中是在最平静的日子、海面风平浪静时所收集的海水。
• Scarlett's heart went leaden as the last hope left her.
  思嘉的心情沉重起来，觉得最后一线希望也消失了。
• Within is a landscape of the imagination, brightly lit and coloured, as outside a steady drizzle falls against the windows from leaden skies.
  馆外铅灰色的天空飘着绵绵的细雨，打在窗上噼啪作响。馆内则是幻想的世界，灯光明亮、色彩绚丽。
• His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.
  他的传球在阴沉的天空中划出了一道完美的弧线。
• The conversation seemed leaden and awkward.
  谈话似乎显得沉闷而尴尬。
• He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.
  他听见父亲蹇步下楼。
• The stars were faint and small. The moon had set or been swallowed up by grey, leaden clouds.
  星光是那样微小，月亮也许落下去了，也许被灰色的和土色的云彩所遮蔽。
• Flashes of lightning lit up the dark, cloudy sky, whose uniform leaden gloom HAD by now broken up into patches of black and grey.
  闪电瞥过长空，照见满天的乌云现在不复是墨灰的一片，而是分了浓淡。
• My steps felt slow and leaden.
  我的步子显得缓慢而沉重。