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单词 leaden
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lead•en /ˈlɛdən/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. very heavy;
    ponderous:leaden feet.
  2. dull;
    spiritless;
    gloomy:a leaden conversation.
  3. of a dull gray color:leaden skies.
  4. made of lead.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lead•en  (led′n),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. inertly heavy like lead;
    hard to lift or move:a leaden weight; leaden feet.
  2. dull, spiritless, or gloomy, as in mood or thought:leaden prose; a leaden atmosphere.
  3. of a dull gray color:leaden skies.
  4. oppressive;
    heavy:a leaden silence.
  5. sluggish;
    listless:They moved at a leaden pace.
  6. of poor quality or little value.
  7. made or consisting of lead.

v.t. 
  1. to make leaden, sluggish, dull, etc.:Fatigue had leadened his brain and step.
  • Middle English leden, Old English lēaden. See lead2, -en2 bef. 1000
lead′en•ly, adv. 
lead′en•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
leaden /ˈlɛdən/ adj
  1. heavy and inert
  2. laboured or sluggish: leaden steps
  3. gloomy, spiritless, or lifeless
  4. made partly or wholly of lead
  5. of a dull greyish colour: a leaden sky

ˈleadenly adv ˈleadenness n
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