a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
Adjective:
directed downward;
"a downcast glance"
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"
downcast的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
The women in the shelter looked at me through downcast eyes. 她们用沮丧的眼神看着我。
He seemed very downcast at the news. 那消息似乎使他非常难过。
Ashamed of his mistake,he stood with downcast eyes. 羞于他的错误,他眼睛垂视地站着。