overcast
英 ['??v?kɑ?st]
美[,ov?'k?st]
- adj. 陰天的；陰暗的；愁悶的
- vt. 使沮喪；包縫；遮蔽
TEM4TOEFL暢通詞匯
助記提示
1、over "遍布在…的上面；覆蓋在…的上面；擴(kuò)展到…的全部" + cast.
2、含義："cover, overspread" as with a garment, usually of weather.
2、含義："cover, overspread" as with a garment, usually of weather.
中文詞源
overcast 陰云密布的
over-,在上，超過cast,扔，投擲。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- overcast (adj.)
- c. 1300, of weather, past participle adjective from verb overcast (early 13c.), "to overthrow," also "to cover, to overspread" as with a garment, usually of weather, from over- + cast (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies.
- 天氣預(yù)報(bào)上說多云并伴有陣雨。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was a cold, windy, overcast afternoon in Washington.
- 這是華盛頓一個(gè)寒風(fēng)料峭、天空陰沉的下午。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.
- 陰雨天使他的關(guān)節(jié)炎發(fā)作了.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. The sky was overcast, the ligtning leaped from cloud to cloud.
- 天空烏云密布, 電光在云塊間閃動(dòng).
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. It became overcast all of a sudden.
- 天一下陰了下來.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
