Crestfallen

(a.) With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.

(a.) Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.

录入:莉娜

• A very crestfallen coachload of royalty returned to Paris and was received by vast crowds--_in silence_. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Very sorry,' said the crestfallen Miller. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Look, how muddy his horse is, flouncing about in the swamp; the dogs, too, look rather crestfallen. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Eight crestfallen creatures stood upon the shore, and O, to think of it! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I returned to Cairo very much crestfallen. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Mr Boffin's air was crestfallen and submissive. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• But he arose neither angry nor crestfallen. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• But you do not understand, said Caliphronas, rather crestfallen at this sudden outburst of anger. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Men who in their youth took part in crusades against the Tenderloin now admit in a crestfallen way that they succeeded merely in sprinkling the Tenderloin through the whole city. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• I beg your pardon, Sir,' replied the crestfallen greengrocer, 'I didn't mean to do it, Sir; I was up very late last night, Sir. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I felt very much crestfallen. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• I went out very much crestfallen, thinking I would be delayed and harassed in the work which I was anxious to finish, and was doing night and day. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• He was so crestfallen that I believe if I had ordered him to leave the car he would have gone quietly out, saying to himself: More Yankee oppression. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The lawyer joined me again, with a very crestfallen face. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.

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