leaden

美 [ˈledn]英 [ˈledn]
  • adj.铅灰色的;沉闷的;阴郁的;呆滞的;迟钝的
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adj.

1

铅灰色的
dull grey in colour, like lead

leaden skies

铅灰色的天空

2

沉闷的;阴郁的;迟钝的;呆滞的
dull, heavy or slow

a leaden heart (= because you are sad)

沉重的心情

leaden

频次

  • 1
    ADJ (天空或海水)铅灰色的
    A leaden sky or sea is dark grey and has no movement of clouds or waves.

    The weather was at its worst; bitterly cold, with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility.

    天气极其恶劣。寒风凛冽,天色晦暗,能见度极低。

  • 2
    ADJ (谈话或文章)乏味的,沉闷的
    A leaden conversation or piece of writing is not very interesting.

    ...a leaden English translation from the Latin.

    一篇从拉丁文翻译过来的沉闷的英译文章

  • 3
    ADJ (通常指因疲劳而行动)蹇缓的,迟缓的,沉重的
    If your movements are leaden, you move slowly and heavily, usually because you are tired.

    He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.

    他听见父亲蹇步下楼。

adj

1
darkened with overcast
a dark day
a dull sky
the sky was leaden and thick
Synonym: dull
2
lacking lightness or liveliness
heavy humor
a leaden conversation
Synonym: heavy
3
(of movement) slow and laborious
leaden steps
Synonym: plodding
4
made heavy or weighted down with weariness
his leaden arms
weighted eyelids
Synonym: weighted
5
made of lead
a leaden weight

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  1. Snow fell from the leaden sky .

    铅灰色的天空飘起了雪。

  2. With a roar from the crowd to speed them upward , the fourteen players rose toward the leaden sky .

    人群中喧声鼎沸,欢送他们起飞,十四名队员一起蹿上铅灰色的天空。

  3. His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky .

    他的传球在阴沉的天空中划出了一道完美的弧线。

  4. He heard the father 's leaden footsteps move down the stairs .

    他听见父亲蹇步下楼。

  5. The weather was at its worst ; bitterly cold , with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility .

    天气极其恶劣。寒风凛冽,天色晦暗,能见度极低。

  6. It was almost black , dotted with ugly leaden rain clouds .

    天上几乎已是一片乌黑,布满了一团团怕人的浓浓的积雨云。

  7. Scarlett 's heart went leaden as the last hope left her .

    思嘉的心情沉重起来,觉得最后一线希望也消失了。

  8. That was a rather leaden attempt to answer the question .

    尝试回答那个问题实在是没劲。

  9. The heavy long sleeves were leaden with the deep sadness .

    舞袖沉沉,凝聚着满怀愁绪。

  10. And Wu sun-fu 's heart felt as leaden as the sky .

    吴荪甫心里也像挂着一块铅。

  11. Grey trees , grey earth , grey houses lay silently beneath the leaden sky .

    灰色的树木,灰色的土地,灰色的房屋,都静静的立在灰黄色的天下;

  12. It fell with a leaden weight on Isabel 's ears .

    这在伊莎贝尔听来象铅块一样沉重。

  13. Scarlett slowly climbed the steps after him , her feet leaden .

    思嘉跟在他后面,慢腾腾地爬上台阶,两只脚沉重得像铅一般。

  14. My steps felt slow and leaden .

    我的步子显得缓慢而沉重。

  15. In youth the hours are golden in mature years they are silver , in old age they are leaden .

    青年时代是黄金的,壮年时代是白银的,老年时代是灰铅的。

  16. I watched my leaden soldiers go ,

    我看着铅制士兵们行军

  17. I live in the angle of a leaden wall , into whose composition was poured a little alloy of bell-metal .

    我住在一堵铅墙的角落里,而且铅墙里还灌注了一点银铜的合金。

  18. The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull .

    罗马教皇的圆形铅质的印章。

  19. The conversation seemed leaden and awkward .

    谈话似乎显得沉闷而尴尬。

  20. Lust trailed itself through the rooms with leaden feet .

    邪恶的欲念拖着沉重的脚步走过这几间屋子。

  21. The stars were faint and small . The moon had set or been swallowed up by grey , leaden clouds .

    星光是那样微小,月亮也许落下去了,也许被灰色的和土色的云彩所遮蔽。

  22. In this paper the leaden fish form sediment concentration gauge detector , the radiatio source automatics and the seal structure are described .

    本文具体介绍了含沙量计铅鱼探测器的外形设计,放射源自动进出装置以及密封设计等问题。

  23. Let us sing even when we do not feel like it , for thus we may give wings to leaden feet and turn weariness into strength .

    让我们不断地歌唱赞美,甚至不喜欢唱的时侯也得唱。

  24. Soon November will be approaching with its autumn storms and leaden clouds hanging above your head like soaking wet rags .

    霎时间,十一月与秋之狂风结伴将至,悬在头顶的浓云如湿润润的抹布。

  25. I did not know what to say , submerged in silence like a leaden well that I endured in the chatter of the room .

    我不知道说什么好,陷入古井般的,在这里聊天时我通常都保持的那种沉默。

  26. A dark day ; a dull sky ; a gray rainy afternoon ; gray clouds ; the sky was leaden and thick .

    阴天;阴暗的天空;阴暗的、下着雨的下午;阴云;天空阴沉。

  27. In the bend of his elbow the leaden head of his enormous cane , which was hidden behind him , could be seen .

    肘弯上露出他那根藏在身后的粗手杖的铅头。

  28. It protects a sealed glass phial containing seawater collected on the calmest of days when the water was leaden .

    它保护著一只密封的小玻璃瓶,瓶中是在最平静的日子、海面风平浪静时所收集的海水。

  29. Already the stars have lost some of their sparkle , and a dull , leaden mist skirts the horizon .

    星星有点黯淡无光,地平线上笼罩了一层深色沉重的薄雾。

  30. He overlooked the land , which was still a vast expanse of whiteness . Suddenly , a leaden object jumped into his eyes .

    突然,一个深灰色的物体映入眼帘。