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