leaden

英 [ˈledn] 美 [ˈledn]

adj.  铅灰色的; 沉闷的; 阴郁的; 迟钝的; 呆滞的

现在分词:leadening

机械

BNC.21472 / COCA.20321



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 铅灰色的
    dull grey in colour, like lead
    1. 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
    1. a leaden heart (= because you are sad)
      沉重的心情

柯林斯词典

  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.
    1. 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.
    1. ...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.
    1. He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.
      他听见父亲蹇步下楼。

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.
    他听见父亲蹇步下楼。
  4. 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。
  5. Flashes of lightning lit up the dark, cloudy sky, whose uniform leaden gloom HAD by now broken up into patches of black and grey.
    闪电瞥过长空,照见满天的乌云现在不复是墨灰的一片,而是分了浓淡。
  6. They are hastening back to their warm wooden dovecote earlier than usual perhaps because they have mistaken the bleak leaden sky for nightfall or because of their presentiment of a storm.
    也许是误认这灰暗的凄冷的天空为夜色的来袭,或是也预感到风雨的将至,遂过早地飞回它们温暖的木舍。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. 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;
  10. Within my heart, the climate seemed as parched of rain as this leaden sky, for a long time not a single tear of tenderness had fallen from my arid eyes.
    我心甘情愿里的气候也和这北方大陆一样缺少寸量,一滴温柔的泪在我枯涩眼里,如迟疑在这阴觉的天空里的雨点,久不落下。
  11. My steps felt slow and leaden.
    我的步子显得缓慢而沉重。
  12. Snow fell from the leaden sky.
    铅灰色的天空飘起了雪。
  13. And Wu sun-fu's heart felt as leaden as the sky.
    吴荪甫心里也像挂着一块铅。
  14. 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。
  15. Inside the pagoda, there is a small India-made iron stupa, in which some remains of Skt Sakyamuni are kept. then the abbot's pillory, a pretty little round tower, well capped with a leaden cone;
    塔内还有一印度小铁塔,释迎牟尼舍利子便安放在小铁塔内。接着是寺院住持的耻辱柱,那是漂亮的小圆塔,塔顶有个铅皮的塔锥。
  16. The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull.
    罗马教皇的圆形铅质的印章。
  17. The conversation seemed leaden and awkward.
    谈话似乎显得沉闷而尴尬。
  18. 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。
  19. She was pleasant, even cheerful, but there was a leaden weight in her heart as she realized how foolish she had been.
    她高兴愉快,可是心里却有点沉重,她认识到自己太愚蠢了。
  20. The heavy long sleeves were leaden with the deep sadness.
    舞袖沉沉,凝聚着满怀愁绪。
  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. Sunday dawned, dark and sullen, with an overcast sky and the threatenings of thunder in the air. a dark day; a dull sky; a gray rainy afternoon; gray clouds; the sky was leaden and thick.
    星期天的黎明十分,黑暗且沉闷,阴云密布,电闪雷鸣。阴天;阴暗的天空;阴暗的、下着雨的下午;阴云;天空阴沉。
  23. 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。
  24. 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。
  25. 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。
  26. Within is a landscape of the imagination, brightly lit and coloured, as outside a steady drizzle falls against the windows from leaden skies.
    馆外铅灰色的天空飘着绵绵的细雨,打在窗上噼啪作响。馆内则是幻想的世界,灯光明亮、色彩绚丽。
  27. 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。
  28. 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。
  29. 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。
  30. Edward raised his head, looked at his mother, and then, finding that she did not confirm the order, began cutting off the heads of his leaden soldiers.
    爱德华抬起头来,看看他的母亲,发觉她并没有认可父亲的命令,便开始割他那些小铅笔头。

英英释义

adj

  1. darkened with overcast
    1. a dark day
    2. a dull sky
    3. the sky was leaden and thick

    Synonym:    dull

  2. lacking lightness or liveliness
    1. heavy humor
    2. a leaden conversation

    Synonym:    heavy

  3. (of movement) slow and laborious
    1. leaden steps

    Synonym:    plodding

  4. made heavy or weighted down with weariness
    1. his leaden arms
    2. weighted eyelids

    Synonym:    weighted

  5. made of lead
    1. a leaden weight