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单词 downbeat
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
down•beat /ˈdaʊnˌbit/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancethe downward stroke of a conductor's baton indicating the first beat of a measure.
  2. Music and Dancethe first beat of a measure.

adj. 
  1. [Slang.]gloomy or depressing:a movie with a downbeat ending.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
down•beat  (doun′bēt′),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancethe downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.
  2. Music and Dancethe first beat of a measure.

adj. 
  1. gloomy or depressing;
    pessimistic:Hollywood movies seldom have downbeat endings.
  • down1 + beat (noun, nominal) 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
downbeat /ˈdaʊnˌbiːt/ n
  1. the first beat of a bar or the downward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this
 adj
  1. informal depressed; gloomy
  2. informal relaxed; unemphatic
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