习语主题: 情绪

down in the dumps

/ˌdaʊn ɪn ðə ˈdʌmps/INFORMAL · C2

中文对应近似对应

闷闷不乐

含义

sad and lacking energy for a while

一时情绪低落，没精神.

例句

1Ben has been down in the dumps since his football club lost the final.
2A long grey winter leaves a lot of people down in the dumps.
3She seemed down in the dumps at breakfast, so I made her a cup of tea.
4Don't sit at home down in the dumps all weekend — come to the cinema with us.
5Why is everyone so down in the dumps on a Monday morning?

语法

用在 be、feel 或 seem 之后。短语本身不变：dumps 保持复数。

意思相近

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