overcast

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/    美 /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cloud covering all of the sky from horizon to horizon.
  2. An outcast. obsolete
  3. A place where one roadway crosses another, specifically where an airway was built across the top of another airway for ventilation purposes.
动词 v.
  1. To overthrow. obsolete,transitive
  2. To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken. transitive
  3. To make gloomy; to depress. transitive
  4. To be or become cloudy. intransitive,obsolete
  5. To transform. obsolete,transitive
  6. To fasten (sheets) by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another. transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
    — The Dawn is over-caſt, the Morning low’rs, And heavily in Clouds brings on the Day, […]
  2. In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy. figuratively

词形变化

overcasts plural more overcast comparative most overcast superlative overcasts present,singular,third-person overcasting participle,present overcast participle,past overcast past overcasted common,error-unknown-tag,participle,past,proscribed overcasted common,error-unknown-tag,past,proscribed,sometimes

词汇关系

衍生词
overcastness overcaster

词源

词源 1
From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.
词源 2
From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.
词源 3
From Middle English overcasten, equivalent to over- + cast. Compare Swedish överkast.
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