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单词 sullenness
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sullenness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsʌl.ən.nəs/us
/ˈsʌl.ən.nəs/
behaviourin which you areangryandunwillingtosmileor bepleasanttopeople:
愠怒；乖戾
Herespondedwithadolescentsullenness.他的回应是那种青春期特有的乖戾。
For aminutetheheavysullenness of herfacevanished.她脸上阴沉的神情消失了那么一小会儿。
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  • Hefallsintoboutsof sullenness andanger.
  • He said somethingquietly, without sullenness.
  • She hadsatin astateof sullennessborderingonrage.
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(Definition ofsullennessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsullenness

sullenness
Such actions fuelled resistance that took various forms ranging from 'sullenness, foot-dragging, and rumormongering ' (p. 152) to the secret maintenance of traditional religion.
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If they are too heavy they will not be accepted as just: they will be resented, and they will causesullennessand rebellion.
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Letsullennessbe produced in this country, and it will have a serious effect upon output.
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There was no sort of orsullennesson the part of the people, and there was courtesy on the part of the troops.
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There has been nosullennessin the factories and no sabotage worth talking about.
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All that it does is to produce asullennessand bitterness which reappear at every opportunity.
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He is forced to deal with his ownsullennessand anti-social behavior along with similar issues with the other students.
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You have become the victim of an excessivesullennessthat masks your internal problems...
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It expresses itself in several forms from silentsullennessto hysterical tantrums and violence.
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Irritability,sullennessand churlishness are examples of the last form of anger.
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