Overcast
['əʊvəkɑːst] or [,ovɚ'kæst]
解释:
(noun.) a cast that falls beyond the intended spot.
(noun.) a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling.
(verb.) sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; 'overcast books'.
(verb.) sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches.
(verb.) make overcast or cloudy; 'Fall weather often overcasts our beaches'.
布兰卡德录入--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
(v. t.) To compute or rate too high.
(v. t.) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.
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同义词及近义词：
a. Clouded, darkened, obscured.
校对:齐利格
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Cloudy, nubilous, lowering, murky
ANT:Cloudless, clear, luminous, azure
埃尔顿校对
解释:
v.t. to cast over: to cloud: to cover with gloom: to sew over or stitch the edges (of a piece of cloth) slightly.—v.i. to grow dull or cloudy.—n. Overcast′ing the action of the verb overcast: in bookbinding a method of oversewing single leaves in hem-stitch style to give the pliability of folded double leaves.
录入:卢
例句:
- The day waned into a gloomy evening, overcast and sad, and I still contended with the same distress. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- She nodded several times, and her face became overcast and gloomy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- It was the first of June; yet the morning was overcast and chilly: rain beat fast on my casement. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- In another hour it had much increased, and the sky was more overcast, and blew hard. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Likewise, on John's offering a suggestion which didn't meet his views, his face became overcast and reproachful, as enjoining penance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- The brilliant day had become overcast, spots of rain were falling. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- There was a pause of some moments; and St. Clare's countenance was overcast by a sad, dreamy expression. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- MONKS, AT THEIR NOCTURNAL INTERVIEW It was a dull, close, overcast summer evening. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- When he got out of the house, the air was cold and sad, the dull sky overcast, the river dark and dim, the whole scene like a lifeless desert. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- But his cunning had a little overcast its mark. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
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