bad-tempered and sulky
脾气坏的,愠怒的;郁郁寡欢的,阴郁的
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a sullen pout 一副愠怒撅嘴的样子。
(of the sky)full of dark clouds
(天空)乌云密布的
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a sullen sunless sky. 乌云密布的天空。
(especially of water)slow-moving
(尤指水流)缓慢的
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rivers in sullen, perpetual flood .水流缓慢、长期泛滥的河流。
〈古〉 情绪消沉。
"Middle English (in the senses ‘solitary, averse to company', and ‘unusual’): from Anglo-Norman French