overcast

英[ˌəʊvə'kɑːst] 美[ˌoʊvər'kæst]
  • adj. 阴天的;阴暗的;愁闷的
  • v. 遮盖;(使)变暗;包边缝
  • n. 覆盖;阴天
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Noun:
  1. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

  2. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover

  3. a long whipstitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling

  4. a cast that falls beyond the intended spot

Adjective:
  1. filled or abounding with clouds

Verb:
  1. make overcast or cloudy;

    "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

  2. sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches

  3. sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next;

    "overcast books"

1. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies.
天气预报上说多云并伴有阵雨。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.
阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The sky was overcast, the ligtning leaped from cloud to cloud.
天空乌云密布, 电光在云块间闪动.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. It became overcast all of a sudden.
天一下阴了下来.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Overcast mornings are the sure forerunners of steady rain.
      早晨阴天预示肯定下雨。
    2. The overcast sky creates beautiful silvery reflections in water.
      在阴天创造了美丽的银色反射在水中。