Definition of downbeat in English:

downbeat

adjectiveˈdaʊnbiːtˈdaʊnˌbit

1Pessimistic or gloomy.
悲观的；忧郁的；令人沮丧的
the assessment of the UK's economic prospects is downbeat
对英国经济前景的估计是悲观的。
Example sentencesExamples
- But he took his defeat on the chin and refused to be too downbeat about his performance in his first major final since winning the 2003 Regal Scottish Open.
- What gave rise to this downbeat view of human agency, this ‘fatalistic epistemology’ that recasts people as victims?
- The chairman of JJB Sports was in downbeat mood at the firm's AGM with a glum combination of reduced turnover, lower profit margins and higher operating costs.
- Too many cartoon characters have become cynical and downbeat and it's just refreshing to see something upbeat and good hearted.
- His writing on the last campaign trail was increasingly dejected but never downbeat.
- Barely a negative vibe will be emitted from any of the bidding nations, nor a single quote uttered which might seem remotely downbeat or pessimistic.
- Success would be historic but defeat would mean his departure would be even more downbeat.
- The downbeat defeatism or hollow war cries have disappeared and while they made a rod for their own back with the opening-day draw with Aberdeen, the players and management evidently believe all is not lost and time is on their side.
- The performance matched a downbeat start to the week for the Dow Jones in the US and reflected cheaper telecom, media and oil stocks in London.
- The Squid And The Whale may sound downbeat and depressing, but it is so true to life, it turns out funny and compassionate.
- If you're a glum dour downbeat killjoy who has nothing to peddle but reheated miserabilism, you will come across as a bitter fool, and no one will be persuaded.
- An hour spent absorbing the color and black-and-white works provides a great introduction to an inventive artist whose wry sense of humor and smart downbeat attitude are urban adult all the way.
- This survey of the EU's institutions, like the new institutionalist literature itself, might seem to paint a generally sombre, downbeat, pessimistic picture of modern political life.
- Especially in the first half, they tend too much towards the downbeat, melancholy and densely produced to the point of murkiness.
- In addition, the film's relentlessly downbeat tone creates a dark emotional backdrop.
- The problem is the story, which seems relentlessly gloomy and downbeat, lacking moments of breakdown and reconciliation that were so crucial to previous successes.
- Her blend of downbeat, melancholic indie-tinged rock isn't custom-made for the sunny climes and plastic features of LA, so what prompted the sudden move?
- For this reason, people often view him as pessimistic and downbeat.
- But he took his defeat on the chin and refused to be too downbeat after his first major final since winning the 2003 Regal Scottish Open.
- This is as dark and downbeat as they come, the occasional lighter moments of banter notwithstanding.
Synonyms
pessimistic, gloomy, negative, defeatist, gloom-ridden, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dark, black, despairing, despondent, depressed, dejected, demoralized, hopeless, melancholy, glum, lugubrious, suspicious, distrustful, doubting, alarmist
informal given to looking on the black side
2Relaxed and understated.
放松的；不着重的，轻描淡写的
he responds to her enthusiasm with downbeat bemusement
他对她的热情反应冷淡。
Example sentencesExamples
- The president, C Parker, set a downbeat tone in his speech.
- His downbeat tone might be heartfelt, or it could simply be more mind games.
- This song set the tone for the downbeat understatement that the event traditionally displays.
- Here was a manager who understood the anguish of a support which, in turn, recognised the limitations of a squad but could not understand the downbeat nature of performances.
- Instead of aerial armadas and huge tank fleets on the ground, the military response will also be low-key and downbeat but no less effective for having such a low profile.
- Hornby was aghast but answered her questions in increasingly staccato and downbeat tones.
- Though the marketing campaign portrays It Runs in the Family as a big fat comedy, it's rather more low-key and downbeat.
Synonyms
relaxed, easy-going, equable, free and easy, easy, at ease, casual, informal, nonchalant, insouciant, understated, inconspicuous, low-key, subdued, discreet, muted, subtle, played down, toned down, unostentatious, blasé, cool
informal laid-back, unflappable, together

nounˈdaʊnbiːtˈdaʊnˌbit

Music

An accented beat, usually the first of the bar.
〔乐〕强拍
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, the downbeats of measures 13 and 14 represent clear rhythmic arrival points and should be played with a full-arm gesture, while the previous three measures clearly lead to those downbeats.
- Stopping before a bar line inhibits the central nervous system of the student who could otherwise tend to take over and encourage rushing over bar lines into downbeats.
- For this pianist rushing and slowing down in the cantabile sections while drawing attention to the downbeats over the barlines is a measure of profound expression.
- The song has three stanzas of six lines, carrying four stresses downbeats separated by upbeats.
- A dense cross-rhythmic relationship is thus struck between the bass and drums, with their respective downbeats lining up only once every 24 eighth notes.

Definition of downbeat in US English:

downbeat

adjectiveˈdounˌbētˈdaʊnˌbit

Pessimistic; gloomy.
悲观的；忧郁的；令人沮丧的
the assessment of current economic prospects is downbeat
对英国经济前景的估计是悲观的。
Example sentencesExamples
- An hour spent absorbing the color and black-and-white works provides a great introduction to an inventive artist whose wry sense of humor and smart downbeat attitude are urban adult all the way.
- What gave rise to this downbeat view of human agency, this ‘fatalistic epistemology’ that recasts people as victims?
- Barely a negative vibe will be emitted from any of the bidding nations, nor a single quote uttered which might seem remotely downbeat or pessimistic.
- This is as dark and downbeat as they come, the occasional lighter moments of banter notwithstanding.
- But he took his defeat on the chin and refused to be too downbeat after his first major final since winning the 2003 Regal Scottish Open.
- His writing on the last campaign trail was increasingly dejected but never downbeat.
- Success would be historic but defeat would mean his departure would be even more downbeat.
- The chairman of JJB Sports was in downbeat mood at the firm's AGM with a glum combination of reduced turnover, lower profit margins and higher operating costs.
- In addition, the film's relentlessly downbeat tone creates a dark emotional backdrop.
- For this reason, people often view him as pessimistic and downbeat.
- But he took his defeat on the chin and refused to be too downbeat about his performance in his first major final since winning the 2003 Regal Scottish Open.
- The Squid And The Whale may sound downbeat and depressing, but it is so true to life, it turns out funny and compassionate.
- Her blend of downbeat, melancholic indie-tinged rock isn't custom-made for the sunny climes and plastic features of LA, so what prompted the sudden move?
- This survey of the EU's institutions, like the new institutionalist literature itself, might seem to paint a generally sombre, downbeat, pessimistic picture of modern political life.
- The problem is the story, which seems relentlessly gloomy and downbeat, lacking moments of breakdown and reconciliation that were so crucial to previous successes.
- Especially in the first half, they tend too much towards the downbeat, melancholy and densely produced to the point of murkiness.
- If you're a glum dour downbeat killjoy who has nothing to peddle but reheated miserabilism, you will come across as a bitter fool, and no one will be persuaded.
- The downbeat defeatism or hollow war cries have disappeared and while they made a rod for their own back with the opening-day draw with Aberdeen, the players and management evidently believe all is not lost and time is on their side.
- The performance matched a downbeat start to the week for the Dow Jones in the US and reflected cheaper telecom, media and oil stocks in London.
- Too many cartoon characters have become cynical and downbeat and it's just refreshing to see something upbeat and good hearted.
Synonyms
pessimistic, gloomy, negative, defeatist, gloom-ridden, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dark, black, despairing, despondent, depressed, dejected, demoralized, hopeless, melancholy, glum, lugubrious, suspicious, distrustful, doubting, alarmist

nounˈdounˌbētˈdaʊnˌbit

Music

An accented beat, usually the first of the bar.
〔乐〕强拍
Example sentencesExamples
- Stopping before a bar line inhibits the central nervous system of the student who could otherwise tend to take over and encourage rushing over bar lines into downbeats.
- The song has three stanzas of six lines, carrying four stresses downbeats separated by upbeats.
- For example, the downbeats of measures 13 and 14 represent clear rhythmic arrival points and should be played with a full-arm gesture, while the previous three measures clearly lead to those downbeats.
- For this pianist rushing and slowing down in the cantabile sections while drawing attention to the downbeats over the barlines is a measure of profound expression.
- A dense cross-rhythmic relationship is thus struck between the bass and drums, with their respective downbeats lining up only once every 24 eighth notes.

词汇	downbeat
释义	Definition of downbeat in English: downbeat adjectiveˈdaʊnbiːtˈdaʊnˌbit 1Pessimistic or gloomy. 悲观的；忧郁的；令人沮丧的 the assessment of the UK's economic prospects is downbeat 对英国经济前景的估计是悲观的。 Example sentencesExamples But he took his defeat on the chin and refused to be too downbeat about his performance in his first major final since winning the 2003 Regal Scottish Open. What gave rise to this downbeat view of human agency, this ‘fatalistic epistemology’ that recasts people as victims? The chairman of JJB Sports was in downbeat mood at the firm's AGM with a glum combination of reduced turnover, lower profit margins and higher operating costs. Too many cartoon characters have become cynical and downbeat and it's just refreshing to see something upbeat and good hearted. His writing on the last campaign trail was increasingly dejected but never downbeat. Barely a negative vibe will be emitted from any of the bidding nations, nor a single quote uttered which might seem remotely downbeat or pessimistic. Success would be historic but defeat would mean his departure would be even more downbeat. The downbeat defeatism or hollow war cries have disappeared and while they made a rod for their own back with the opening-day draw with Aberdeen, the players and management evidently believe all is not lost and time is on their side. The performance matched a downbeat start to the week for the Dow Jones in the US and reflected cheaper telecom, media and oil stocks in London. The Squid And The Whale may sound downbeat and depressing, but it is so true to life, it turns out funny and compassionate. If you're a glum dour downbeat killjoy who has nothing to peddle but reheated miserabilism, you will come across as a bitter fool, and no one will be persuaded. An hour spent absorbing the color and black-and-white works provides a great introduction to an inventive artist whose wry sense of humor and smart downbeat attitude are urban adult all the way. This survey of the EU's institutions, like the new institutionalist literature itself, might seem to paint a generally sombre, downbeat, pessimistic picture of modern political life. Especially in the first half, they tend too much towards the downbeat, melancholy and densely produced to the point of murkiness. In addition, the film's relentlessly downbeat tone creates a dark emotional backdrop. The problem is the story, which seems relentlessly gloomy and downbeat, lacking moments of breakdown and reconciliation that were so crucial to previous successes. Her blend of downbeat, melancholic indie-tinged rock isn't custom-made for the sunny climes and plastic features of LA, so what prompted the sudden move? For this reason, people often view him as pessimistic and downbeat. But he took his defeat on the chin and refused to be too downbeat after his first major final since winning the 2003 Regal Scottish Open. This is as dark and downbeat as they come, the occasional lighter moments of banter notwithstanding. Synonyms pessimistic, gloomy, negative, defeatist, gloom-ridden, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dark, black, despairing, despondent, depressed, dejected, demoralized, hopeless, melancholy, glum, lugubrious, suspicious, distrustful, doubting, alarmist informal given to looking on the black side 2Relaxed and understated. 放松的；不着重的，轻描淡写的 he responds to her enthusiasm with downbeat bemusement 他对她的热情反应冷淡。 Example sentencesExamples The president, C Parker, set a downbeat tone in his speech. His downbeat tone might be heartfelt, or it could simply be more mind games. This song set the tone for the downbeat understatement that the event traditionally displays. Here was a manager who understood the anguish of a support which, in turn, recognised the limitations of a squad but could not understand the downbeat nature of performances. Instead of aerial armadas and huge tank fleets on the ground, the military response will also be low-key and downbeat but no less effective for having such a low profile. Hornby was aghast but answered her questions in increasingly staccato and downbeat tones. Though the marketing campaign portrays It Runs in the Family as a big fat comedy, it's rather more low-key and downbeat. Synonyms relaxed, easy-going, equable, free and easy, easy, at ease, casual, informal, nonchalant, insouciant, understated, inconspicuous, low-key, subdued, discreet, muted, subtle, played down, toned down, unostentatious, blasé, cool informal laid-back, unflappable, together nounˈdaʊnbiːtˈdaʊnˌbit Music An accented beat, usually the first of the bar. 〔乐〕强拍 Example sentencesExamples For example, the downbeats of measures 13 and 14 represent clear rhythmic arrival points and should be played with a full-arm gesture, while the previous three measures clearly lead to those downbeats. Stopping before a bar line inhibits the central nervous system of the student who could otherwise tend to take over and encourage rushing over bar lines into downbeats. For this pianist rushing and slowing down in the cantabile sections while drawing attention to the downbeats over the barlines is a measure of profound expression. The song has three stanzas of six lines, carrying four stresses downbeats separated by upbeats. A dense cross-rhythmic relationship is thus struck between the bass and drums, with their respective downbeats lining up only once every 24 eighth notes. Definition of downbeat in US English: downbeat adjectiveˈdounˌbētˈdaʊnˌbit Pessimistic; gloomy. 悲观的；忧郁的；令人沮丧的 the assessment of current economic prospects is downbeat 对英国经济前景的估计是悲观的。 Example sentencesExamples An hour spent absorbing the color and black-and-white works provides a great introduction to an inventive artist whose wry sense of humor and smart downbeat attitude are urban adult all the way. What gave rise to this downbeat view of human agency, this ‘fatalistic epistemology’ that recasts people as victims? Barely a negative vibe will be emitted from any of the bidding nations, nor a single quote uttered which might seem remotely downbeat or pessimistic. This is as dark and downbeat as they come, the occasional lighter moments of banter notwithstanding. But he took his defeat on the chin and refused to be too downbeat after his first major final since winning the 2003 Regal Scottish Open. His writing on the last campaign trail was increasingly dejected but never downbeat. Success would be historic but defeat would mean his departure would be even more downbeat. The chairman of JJB Sports was in downbeat mood at the firm's AGM with a glum combination of reduced turnover, lower profit margins and higher operating costs. In addition, the film's relentlessly downbeat tone creates a dark emotional backdrop. For this reason, people often view him as pessimistic and downbeat. But he took his defeat on the chin and refused to be too downbeat about his performance in his first major final since winning the 2003 Regal Scottish Open. The Squid And The Whale may sound downbeat and depressing, but it is so true to life, it turns out funny and compassionate. Her blend of downbeat, melancholic indie-tinged rock isn't custom-made for the sunny climes and plastic features of LA, so what prompted the sudden move? This survey of the EU's institutions, like the new institutionalist literature itself, might seem to paint a generally sombre, downbeat, pessimistic picture of modern political life. The problem is the story, which seems relentlessly gloomy and downbeat, lacking moments of breakdown and reconciliation that were so crucial to previous successes. Especially in the first half, they tend too much towards the downbeat, melancholy and densely produced to the point of murkiness. If you're a glum dour downbeat killjoy who has nothing to peddle but reheated miserabilism, you will come across as a bitter fool, and no one will be persuaded. The downbeat defeatism or hollow war cries have disappeared and while they made a rod for their own back with the opening-day draw with Aberdeen, the players and management evidently believe all is not lost and time is on their side. The performance matched a downbeat start to the week for the Dow Jones in the US and reflected cheaper telecom, media and oil stocks in London. Too many cartoon characters have become cynical and downbeat and it's just refreshing to see something upbeat and good hearted. Synonyms pessimistic, gloomy, negative, defeatist, gloom-ridden, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dark, black, despairing, despondent, depressed, dejected, demoralized, hopeless, melancholy, glum, lugubrious, suspicious, distrustful, doubting, alarmist nounˈdounˌbētˈdaʊnˌbit Music An accented beat, usually the first of the bar. 〔乐〕强拍 Example sentencesExamples Stopping before a bar line inhibits the central nervous system of the student who could otherwise tend to take over and encourage rushing over bar lines into downbeats. The song has three stanzas of six lines, carrying four stresses downbeats separated by upbeats. For example, the downbeats of measures 13 and 14 represent clear rhythmic arrival points and should be played with a full-arm gesture, while the previous three measures clearly lead to those downbeats. For this pianist rushing and slowing down in the cantabile sections while drawing attention to the downbeats over the barlines is a measure of profound expression. A dense cross-rhythmic relationship is thus struck between the bass and drums, with their respective downbeats lining up only once every 24 eighth notes.
随便看	waltzed waltzer waltzer waltzers waltzes waltzing Waltzing Matilda waltz matilda waltz matilda waltz (or walk) matilda waltz (or walk) matilda Walvis Bay waly wambenger wame-tow wam-lock Wampanoag wampanoags wampoo wampum wampums wan wan wan- wanal