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单词 sullenly
释义
sullenly
adverb
uk
/ˈsʌl.ən.li/us
/ˈsʌl.ən.li/
in a way that issullen(=angryandunwillingtosmileor bepleasanttopeople):
愠怒地；闷闷不乐地，绷着脸地
Sheturnedher back to him andstaredsullenly out of thewindow.她转过身背对着他，闷闷不乐地盯着窗外。
Hereplied, sullenly, "I'm the one wholiveshere."他绷着脸回答道：“我就是住在这里的人。”
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  • Bensatsullenly in the back of theroomandrefusedtospeak.
  • Shewhisperssullenly that she might bebetteroffdead.
  • Moore can be a sullenlyaggressiveinterviewee.
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(Definition ofsullenlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsullenly

sullenly
The older people, finding it more difficult to obtain a mortgage, stayed, but did so rathersullenly.
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They have not been offered a larger role in the nation's affairs; they have just gonesullenlyquiet due to a mixture of repressive legislation and widespread unemployment.
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We can say if we like that he had to because the law said so, but he could have done it eithersullenlyor with good will.
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They consulted in an undertone, and departed assullenlyand noiselessly as they came.
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Bloodsullenlyagrees to let them continue, and leaves the church.
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