be dejected and apathetic
沮丧;忧郁,闷闷不乐
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no use moping—things could be worse. 沮丧没有用—— 情况可能更糟糕。
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没精打采地闲荡,无聊走动。
a person given to prolonged spells of low spirits
忧郁的人;闷闷不乐的人
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a bunch of totally depressed mopes. 一帮意气完全消沉的人。
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〈旧〉 闷闷不乐,没精打采,消沉。
"mid 16th cent. (the early noun sense being ‘fool or simpleton’): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect