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overcast

英 ['əʊvəkɑːst] 美[,ovɚ'kæst]
  • adj. 阴天的;阴暗的;愁闷的
  • vt. 使沮丧;包缝;遮蔽

TEM4TOEFL畅通词汇

助记提示


1、over "遍布在…的上面;覆盖在…的上面;扩展到…的全部" + cast.
2、含义:"cover, overspread" as with a garment, usually of weather.

中文词源


overcast 阴云密布的

over-,在上,超过cast,扔,投掷。比喻用法。

英文词源


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.).

双语例句


1. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies.
天气预报上说多云并伴有阵雨。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It was a cold, windy, overcast afternoon in Washington.
这是华盛顿一个寒风料峭、天空阴沉的下午。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.
阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The sky was overcast, the ligtning leaped from cloud to cloud.
天空乌云密布, 电光在云块间闪动.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. It became overcast all of a sudden.
天一下阴了下来.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》