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单词 downbeat
释义
downbeat
(dnbiːt )
Word forms: downbeats
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If people or their opinions are downbeat, they are deliberately casual and not enthusiastic about a situation.
Its headlines were suitably downbeat and don't scream out.
...a downbeat assessment of the year's economic prospects.
2. adjective
If you are feeling downbeat, you are feeling depressed and without hope.
They found him in a gloomy, downbeat mood.
Synonyms: gloomy, negative, depressed, pessimistic  
3. countable noun
In music, the downbeat is the downward movement of the conductor's hand, indicating the first beat of the bar.
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