overcast

英 [ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈkæst]

adj.  阴天的; 多云的; 阴暗的
n.  [气象学]阴; 阴天; 遮盖物(尤指云、雾等); 郁闷; 忧愁; 沮丧; [采矿]风桥

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牛津词典

adj.

• 阴天的；多云的；阴暗的
  covered with clouds; dull
  1. an overcast sky/day
     阴沉的天空 / 天气
  2. Today it will be dull and overcast.
     今天天气将阴伴多云。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 多云的；阴沉的；阴天的
  If it isovercast, or if the sky or the day isovercast, the sky is completely covered with cloud and there is not much light.
  1. For three days it was overcast...
     连续3天都是阴天。
  2. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies...
     天气预报上说多云并伴有阵雨。
  3. It was a cold, windy, overcast afternoon in Washington.
     这是华盛顿一个寒风料峭、天空阴沉的下午。

英英释义

noun

• a cast that falls beyond the intended spot
• a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
  Synonym:overcasting
• gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
  Synonym:cloudiness
• the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
  Synonym:cloudinesscloud cover

verb

• sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next
  1. overcast books
• sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
• make overcast or cloudy
  1. Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
  Synonym:cloud

adj

• filled or abounding with clouds
  Synonym:cloud-coveredcloudedsunless

双语例句

• The sky was overcast.
  天色灰蒙蒙的。
• Tomorrow will be overcast.
  明天是阴天。
• It was muggy and overcast.
  天气闷热潮湿，而且天色阴沉。
• Her face was overcast with sadness.
  她脸色阴沉。
• The sky is overcast.; Dark clouds are gathering.
  乌云密布。
• He experienced different weather conditions-windy spring days, overcast winter days, and sunny summer mornings.
  他体验了不同的天气状况-有风的春天、昏暗的冬天和阳光普照的夏日早晨。
• Morning sun and overcast skies soften Diamond Peak on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.
  清晨的阳光透过多云的天空模糊了内华达太浩湖边的钻石峰。
• The rain bad lessened, but it stayed overcast.
  雨已小了，但天空仍是阴沉沉的。
• The weather for tomorrow: Clear in the morning, changing to light overcast in the afternoon.
  明天的天气：上午晴，下午转多云。
• It was a cold, windy, overcast afternoon in Washington.
  这是华盛顿一个寒风料峭、天空阴沉的下午。