pensive

英 [ˈpensɪv]

美 [ˈpensɪv]

adj. 沉思的; 忧伤的; 忧戚的

TOEFL GRE

BNC.22406 / COCA.18665

牛津词典

adj.

沉思的；忧伤的；忧戚的
thinking deeply about sth, especially because you are sad or worried
1. a pensive mood
  沉重的心情
2. to look pensive
  神情忧伤

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 沉思的；忧思的
If you arepensive, you are thinking deeply about something, especially something that worries you slightly.
1. He looked suddenly sombre, pensive.
  他突然看起来很阴郁，一副忧虑的样子。

英英释义

adj

showing pensive sadness
1. the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty
Synonym:wistful
deeply or seriously thoughtful
1. Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
Synonym:broodingbroodycontemplativemeditativemusingponderingreflectiveruminative

双语例句

What are you so pensive about?
你这么专心，在想些什么？
He had observed that miss keelder looked pensive.
他注意到茎达尔小姐显得心事重重。
When he was gone, Amy, who had been pensive all evening, said suddenly, as if busy over some new idea," Is Laurie an accomplished boy?"
待劳瑞回家了，沉思了整整一晚上的安米突然开口了，似乎脑子里有了新想法，“劳瑞是个有才华的男生吗？”
Am I not allowed to have a pensive side?
我不能有忧郁的一面吗？
For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.
每当我躺在床上不眠，或心神空茫，或默默沉思，它们常在心灵中闪现，那是孤独之中的福祉；于是我的心便涨满幸福，和水仙一同翩翩起舞。
A pensive lyrical piece of music ( especially for the piano).
一种沉思的抒情的音乐（尤指钢琴曲）。
Her face soon began a pensive smile.
她脸上一会儿就显出一种沉静庄重的微笑。
You may remember the way each scene ended with someone looking pensive or significant.
你或许还记得，每一场的结尾要么是某人作沉思状，要么是某人故作深沉。
One day he was surprised to observe that he had of late insensibly fallen into the habit of thinking a good deal in a pensive sort of way about Ida and those German days.
有一天，他很惊讶地注意到自己不知不觉养成一种怀念的习惯，那就是在忧思中怀念起许多关于艾达和那些在德国日子的事。
She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone.
她变得孤僻忧虑，几乎不和任何人说话。