sullen

sullen
adjective
  1. bad-tempered and sulky
    脾气坏的,愠怒的;郁郁寡欢的,阴郁的
    a sullen pout.
    一副愠怒撅嘴的样子。
    a sullen sunless sky.
    阴沉的天空。
    ■(especially of water) slow-moving
    (尤指水流)缓慢的
    rivers in sullen, perpetual flood.
    水流缓慢、长期泛滥的河流。
noun
  1. (the sullens)(archaic)a sulky or depressed mood
    (古)情绪消沉
派生
sullenly
adverb
sullenness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the senses 'solitary, averse to company', and 'unusual'): from Anglo-Norman French sulein, from sol 'sole'
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