leaden

leaden

英 ['led(ə)n]
　　美 ['lɛdn]

adj. 鉛灰色的；鉛制的；沉悶的；鉛一般重的
　　vt. 使沉重；使懶散；使呆滯

中文詞源：

leaden 鉛灰色的

lead,鉛，-en,形容詞後綴。

例句：

1. He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.
他聽見父親蹇步下樓。

2. His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.
他的傳球在陰沉的天空中劃出瞭一道完美的弧線。

3. He walked towards the examination room with leaden feet ( = slowly ).
他像腳灌瞭鉛一樣地走向考場.

4. A leaden weight lay on her heart as she waved him goodbye.
她向他揮手道別時,心情十分沉重.

5. The weather was at its worst; bitterly cold, with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility.
天氣極其惡劣。寒風凜冽，天色晦暗，能見度極低。