downbeat

adj.

1. 沉闷的；令人沮丧的；悲观的
   dull or depressing; not having much hope for the future
   1. The overall mood of the meeting was downbeat.
      整个会场的气氛是沉闷的。
2. 不强烈的；消沉的；无热情的
   not showing strong feelings or enthusiasm

1. ADJ-GRADED 冷淡的;无热情的;故作随意的
   If people or their opinions are downbeat, they are deliberately casual and not enthusiastic about a situation.
   1. Its headlines were suitably downbeat and don't scream out.
      其标题平淡无奇而非触目惊心，非常得体。
   2. ...a downbeat assessment of 1992's economic prospects.
      对 1992 年经济前景的低调判断
2. ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的;悲观的;绝望的
   If you are feeling downbeat, you are feeling depressed and without hope.
   1. They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
      他们发现他情绪低落，无精打采。
3. 下拍(乐队指挥示意强拍的向下手势)
   In music, the downbeat is the downward movement of the conductor's hand, indicating the first beat of the bar.

1. Its headlines were suitably downbeat and don't scream out.
   其标题平淡无奇而非触目惊心，非常得体。
2. They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
   他们发现他情绪低落，无精打采。
3. The Republicans are worried that the image of the Republican Party is downbeat and angry.
   共和党人担心他们党派的形象下降了，他们很愤怒。
4. Downbeat south London was said to be far more excited than sophisticated north London.
   据说，低调的伦敦南部要比世故的伦敦北部更有激情。
5. A downbeat assessment in the first quarter would imply altering early next year the size, pace and composition of our measures, policy makers said in their monthly statement.
   决策者在其月度声明中表示，如果在一季度的评估不乐观，将意味着在明年初要改变我们所采取措施的规模、速度和构成。
6. Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa sounded unusually downbeat and discouraged in a press conference after the summit.
   阿拉伯联盟秘书长穆萨以一种不同寻常的悲观和气馁的口气在首脑会谈以后的记者会上发表讲话，形容阿拉伯内部关系是一种麻烦的状态。
7. But the Bank struck a downbeat tone on the prospects for the world economy.
   不过，该行在对全球经济的展望中却持一种较悲观的论调。
8. The young Brazilians were notably more downbeat than their London counterparts.
   巴西的年轻人明显比伦敦的年轻人更牢骚满腹。
9. Companies in the CFO survey are also downbeat about the prospects for earnings, employment and capital spending with all expected to fall in the US and Europe while only profit is forecast to rise in Asia.
   对于盈利、就业和资本开支前景，接受《财务总监》调查的公司同样表示悲观。美欧公司都预计这些方面将出现下滑，而在亚洲，也只有盈利一项被认为将会上升。
10. Not everyone is quite so downbeat.
    并非人人都如此悲观。
11. Disappointing earnings in the banking sector and downbeat corporate forecasts added to concerns about a slowdown in activity, despite a strong overall economic performance last quarter.
    尽管上一季度美国经济整体表现强劲，但银行业业绩令人失望，加之企业纷纷下调业绩预测，从而进一步加剧了人们对美国经济活动放缓的担忧。
12. The downbeat assessment means that the Fed is less likely to respond to lower growth with interest rate cuts.
    这种悲观的估计意味着，美联储通过降息来应对经济增长放缓的几率有所降低。
13. This has made him the ideal investor in a decidedly downbeat era.
    这个品质让他成了当前绝对低迷时期的理想投资者。
14. Analysts warn that investors 'confidence remains fragile and the stock market could slip further if companies miss expectations in the second quarter or issue downbeat predictions for the future.
    分析师警告称，投资者信心仍然脆弱。如果公司第二季度业绩未能达到预期或对未来发表悲观预测，股市可能会进一步下跌。
15. Growth last year was as slow as 2009, the worst year of the past decade, and Chinese officials were downbeat about the coming months.
    去年中国经济全年的增长率和2009年一样低，同为过去十年表现最糟糕的年份。此外，中国官员也对未来几个月表示悲观。
16. This downbeat verdict came around the time of the 1987 stock market crash, when there was continuing concern about the twin US budget and current account deficits.
    这一悲观预断发表于1987年股灾发生前后，当时人们对美国预算与经常项目双赤字忧心不已。
17. Probably, but only because it doesn't seem like it will be a book with a downbeat ending.
    也许，但仅仅是因为这不像一本结局黯淡的书。
18. A string of downbeat indicators has heightened fears of a second recession.
    一系列悲观指标加剧了人们对双底衰退的担忧。
19. Optimism over the potential that such firms seem to offer has not been damped by the downbeat outlook for equities markets next year.
    明年股市的悲观前景，并没有削弱对于此类公司潜能的乐观看法。
20. This year his wife Hillary, Secretary of state, gave a more downbeat speech on Internet freedom.
    而今年，他的夫人美国国务卿希拉里（hillary）对互联网自由发表的一个谈话，则悲观了许多。
21. They're losing the war? Excuse me, that's too downbeat.
    他们输掉战争？对不起，这太消极了。
22. Johnny was hurt that Nino should be so downbeat.
    约翰尼感到痛心，尼诺竟然如此冷淡无所谓。
23. Presenting an extremely downbeat quarterly forecast, Mervyn King, the Bank governor, said the projections imply that further easing on monetary policy may well be required.
    英国央行行长默文•金（MervynKing）作出了极度悲观的季度预测，他表示，预测意味着货币政策非常需要进一步放松。
24. What downbeat story deserves more attention?
    哪个正面信息最值得关注？
25. In the US, the Federal Reserve left monetary policy unchanged, giving a more downbeat assessment of employment prospects and strains in global financial markets.
    在美国，美联储（fed）未对货币政策作调整，并对就业前景和全球金融市场紧张形势做出了更为悲观的评估。
26. Ben Bernanke struck a downbeat tone on the health of the US economy in spite of an upward revision of growth in the fourth quarter of 2011 leaving it unclear whether the Federal Reserve would further ease monetary policy.
    尽管2011年第四季度美国增长数据得到向上修正，但美联储（fed）主席本伯南克（benbernanke）对美国经济状况作出了不太乐观的表态，令人不确定美联储会否进一步放松货币政策。
27. Do I come in on the upbeat or the downbeat?
    我是唱弱拍还是唱强拍？
28. That downbeat attitude reflects chronic excess capacity, an overbuilt property market and concerns about a corporate sector that has borrowed too much, whether in renminbi or appreciating US dollars.
    这种悲观态度反映了长期的产能过剩、过度建设的房地产市场以及对过度借贷（无论借的是人民币还是日益升值的美元）的企业部门的担忧。
29. I can almost hear the reaction of some investors to these downbeat thoughts.
    我几乎都可以听到一些投资者对我悲观想法的反应。
30. The German public, in particular, had a downbeat view of the prospects for co-operation with China.
    德国公众尤其对与中国合作的前景感到悲观。

noun

1. the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)