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downbeat

[ doun-beet ]

noun

Music.
  1. the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.
  2. the first beat of a measure.


adjective

  1. gloomy or depressing; pessimistic:

    Hollywood movies seldom have downbeat endings.

downbeat

/ 藞诲补蕣苍藢产颈藧迟 /

noun

  1. music the first beat of a bar or the downward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this Compare upbeat
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. informal.
    depressed; gloomy
  2. informal.
    relaxed; unemphatic
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of downbeat1

1875鈥80; down 1 + beat (noun)
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If the main parties are downbeat, Farage is all revved up: arriving on stage at his campaign launch on a tractor.

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While the result is what it is, and downbeat demeanor of the players post-match said it all, optimism about this group of players will not disappear because of a difficult 90 minutes.

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This downbeat drama is as overwrought as Killian鈥檚 muscles 鈥 it鈥檚 a steroidal portrait of a man in distress.

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But experts are downbeat about the chances of the rest of the funds being recoverable, given the North Korean expertise in hacking and laundering the money.

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In January, Hearn said he was determined to help Taylor achieve her ambition of fighting at Croke, but sounded more downbeat when asked on Friday.

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