overcast

['əuvəkɑ:st]

adj. 阴天的, 阴暗的, 愁闷的
v. 遮盖, （使）变暗, 包边缝
n. 覆盖, 阴天

a.

1. (被云等)遮蔽的; 多云的, 阴的

The sky became suddenly overcast with clouds.

乌云密布, 天空突然暗下来。

2. 沮丧的; 忧郁的; 情绪低落的

His handsome countenance was overcast.

他那英俊的面容阴沉沮丧。

3. 包边缝纫的, 缝边的

vt.

1. (云等)遮蔽(天空等), 使阴

The smoky haze overcast the distant mountains.

烟雾笼罩着远处的群山。

2. 使沮丧; 使忧郁

The existence of evil overcasts life.

邪恶的存在使人生变得阴暗。

3. 包缝(边)

vi.

1. 变多云, 变阴

It began to overcast.

天开始变阴了。

2. 变得沮丧(或忧郁)

n.[U]

1. 阴, 阴天

All day today there was a heavy overcast.

今天一整天都是阴天。

2. 沮丧; 忧郁

词形变化

动词过去式: overcast | 动词过去分词: overcast | 动词现在分词: overcasting | 动词第三人称单数: overcasts |

词义辨析

同义:

a.阴的; 沮丧的; 忧郁的

cloudy  dark  gloomy  dismal  somber  bleak  hazy  misty  

同义参见:

gloom  black  stormy  cloud  eclipse  grey  

英英释义

名词 overcast:

the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

同义词：cloudiness, cloud cover

gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

同义词：cloudiness

a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling

同义词：overcasting

a cast that falls beyond the intended spot

动词 overcast:

make overcast or cloudy

同义词：cloud

sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches

sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next

形容词 overcast:

filled or abounding with clouds

同义词：cloud-covered, clouded, sunless

补充

overcastovercast英:[ˈəuvəkɑ:st] 美:[ˈovɚˌkæst, ˌovɚˈkæst]adj.1.天阴的, 多云的The weather was overcast.天气阴沉沉的。

例句

1. The sky was overcast.天空乌云密布。 2. It was a cold, windy, overcast afternoon in Washington.那是华盛顿一个寒风凛冽、乌云密布的午后。 3. The morning was overcast; the light muddy.早晨天气阴沉, 光线昏暗。 4. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies.天气预报上说多云并伴有阵雨。 5. an overcast hem锁边褶缝 6. Sidecords are usually made up of a group of warp threads overcast with wool.缘饰通常是由一组用羊毛包边的经纱组成的。 7. The little village was overcast by the morning fog.小村庄被晨雾笼罩着。 8. What did overcast you?究竟是什么令你如此闷闷不乐呀? 9. the pebbled beach, overcast with the shadows of the high cliffs.被峭壁的阴影笼罩的卵石海滩。 10. finish off the raw edge of the hem by overcasting it.最后包缝好衣服下摆的毛边。 11. The sky was overcast.天空阴云密布。 12. It was an overcast morning.那是一个阴沉沉的早晨。 13. They worked in overcast conditions.他们在阴暗的环境中工作。