downcast

/'daunkɑ:st/

Thân thiện

She gave a downcast look at the floor.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Feeling sad, discouraged, or without hope: "downcast" describes a state of low spirits, dejection, or despondency.
   • Directed downward: "downcast" describes something, especially eyes or a gaze, that is turned or looking down.

2. Noun:

   • A ventilation shaft: In mining, a "downcast" is a shaft through which fresh air is drawn down into the mine.

Examples

• Adjective (Emotional State):
  • She was downcast after receiving the bad news.
  • The team's downcast expressions showed their disappointment.
• Adjective (Direction):
  • He stood with a downcast gaze, unable to meet her eyes.
  • Her downcast eyes avoided the camera.
• Noun:
  • The miners relied on the downcast for fresh air.

Advanced Usage

• "to be downcast": to be in a state of sadness or low spirits.
  • The audience was downcast at the end of the tragic play.
• "a downcast look/expression/face": a facial expression showing sadness or discouragement.
  • His downcast look told me everything I needed to know.

Variants and Related Words

• Downhearted (adj): discouraged; in low spirits. (A close synonym for the emotional meaning).
• Downcast shaft (n): another term for the ventilation shaft in a mine.

Synonyms

• Dejected: sad and depressed.
• Despondent: in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
• Crestfallen: sad and disappointed.
• Downhearted: discouraged.

Antonyms

• Cheerful: noticeably happy and optimistic.
• Upbeat: optimistic; positive.
• Elated: ecstatically happy.

Related Phrases

• With downcast eyes: while looking downward (often due to shyness, guilt, or sadness).
  • He apologized with downcast eyes.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. filled with melancholy and despondency
   • gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
   • gloomy predictions
   • a gloomy silence
   • took a grim view of the economy
   • the darkening mood
   • lonely and blue in a strange city
   • depressed by the loss of his job
   • a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
   • downcast after his defeat
   • feeling discouraged and downhearted
2. directed downward
   • a downcast glance

Noun

1. a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine