Crestfallen
['krestfɔːl(ə)n] or ['krɛstfɔlən]
解釋/意思:
(a.) With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.
(a.) Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.
錄入:莉娜
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, depressed, dejected, desponding, chap-fallen, melancholy, sad, down-hearted, downcast, cast down, low-spirited, in low spirits.
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同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Castdown, humiliated, abashed
ANT:Inspirited, elated, confident
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例句/造句/用法:
- A very crestfallen coachload of royalty returned to Paris and was received by vast crowds--_in silence_. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Very sorry,' said the crestfallen Miller. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Look, how muddy his horse is, flouncing about in the swamp; the dogs, too, look rather crestfallen. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Eight crestfallen creatures stood upon the shore, and O, to think of it! 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- I returned to Cairo very much crestfallen. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Mr Boffin's air was crestfallen and submissive. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- But he arose neither angry nor crestfallen. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- But you do not understand, said Caliphronas, rather crestfallen at this sudden outburst of anger. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Men who in their youth took part in crusades against the Tenderloin now admit in a crestfallen way that they succeeded merely in sprinkling the Tenderloin through the whole city. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- I beg your pardon, Sir,' replied the crestfallen greengrocer, 'I didn't mean to do it, Sir; I was up very late last night, Sir. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I felt very much crestfallen. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- I went out very much crestfallen, thinking I would be delayed and harassed in the work which I was anxious to finish, and was doing night and day. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He was so crestfallen that I believe if I had ordered him to leave the car he would have gone quietly out, saying to himself: More Yankee oppression. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The lawyer joined me again, with a very crestfallen face. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
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