mope

mope

英 [məʊp]
　　美 [mop]

vi. 憂鬱；百無聊賴
　　vt. 使憂鬱；沒精打采地度過
　　n. 憂鬱的人；消沉

中文詞源：

mope 自怨自艾

詞源不確定，可能來自擬聲詞。

例句：

1. Get on with life and don't sit back and mope.
活躍一些享受生活，不要閑呆著悶悶不樂的。

2. He is no mope, only thoughtful and quiet.
他不是那種憂鬱的人, 隻是好思考,不多說話.

3. Was there any use buying Dilcey if she was going to mope about the child?
隻買來迪爾茜,要是她整天惦記孩子,又有什麼用?

4. Mope around He's been moping around ( the house ) all day.
他整天都在 ( 房子 ) 周圍瞎轉悠.

5. Don't mope around the house like that go for a walk.
別這麼沒精打采地在傢裡打轉,出去散散步吧.