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leaden

美音:[´ledən ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´ledən ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
adj.铅制的,铅灰色的,沉闷的,沉重的

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leaden为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:leadenness 副词:leadenly

词根

-en 多接于物质名词之后,表“由~作成的”之意

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leaden


/'ledn; `lɛdn/
adj
1 dull, heavy or slow 沉闷的; 沉重的; 缓慢的
*the leaden atmosphere of the museum 博物馆里那沉滞的气氛
* a leaden heart 沉重的心
* moving at a leaden pace 沉重而缓慢地移动.
2 lead-coloured; dull grey 铅灰色的; 暗灰色的
*leaden clouds promising rain 预示有雨的铅灰色的云.
3 [attrib 作定语] (dated 旧) made of lead 铅制的
*leaden pipes 铅管.

leaden


adj
literary a leaden sky or sea is dark grey in colour
literary if your body feels leaden, you move slowly, because you are tired, unhappy etc
= heavy
 She stumbled forward, her legs leaden.
dull
 a leaden joke
a leaden feeling is a feeling of great unhappiness or anxiety
made of lead