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  4. heart sinks

heart sinks

/hɑːrt sɪŋks/◆成语
感到失望

When she saw the long queue at the airport, her heart sank.

当她看到机场排起的长队时,她的心沉了下去。


◆ 真正含义
突然感到失望或沮丧
¶ 字面意思
心脏下沉
字面拆解
heart心脏+sinks下沉
◇ 意境
想象心脏突然变得沉重,仿佛坠入深渊,形象地表达了失望或沮丧的情绪。
◈ 使用场景
当听到坏消息、遭遇挫折或面对意外情况时,人们常用"heart sinks"来描述内心的失落感。例如:考试不及格、工作被拒绝、计划泡汤等。
◉ 文化注释
在英语文化中,心脏常被视为情感的中心,"heart sinks"的表达方式体现了这种隐喻性思维。与中文中的"心凉了"或"心都凉了"在情感表达上有相似之处。
非正式

感到失望或沮丧

His heart sank when he realized he had missed the last train.

当他意识到错过了末班火车时,他感到非常失望。

常用于描述突然感到失望或沮丧的情绪,通常伴随不好的消息或意外情况。

搭配

heart sank into one's boots感到极度失望

同义词

feel disappointedlose heartfeel disheartened

反义词

feel hopefulbe encouragedtake heart

相关短语

lose heart短语
失去信心或希望
feel down in the dumps成语
感到非常沮丧

专业提示

区分字面与比喻义

字面意思是心脏下沉,但实际用于比喻突然感到失望或沮丧。例如:"When she saw the bill, her heart sank." 这里不是心脏真的下沉,而是形容她感到非常失望。

黄金法则

使用场景

常用于描述突如其来的坏消息或意外情况导致的情绪低落,如考试失败、工作挫折、计划落空等。

词源

源于16世纪的英语表达,字面意思是"心脏下沉",比喻突然感到沮丧或失望。

用法说明

通常用于描述突如其来的负面情绪,常见于口语或文学作品中。

单词拆解

heart
心脏,象征情感或情绪
root
+
sinks
下沉,比喻情绪低落
root
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