| 词汇 | mope |
| 释义 | mope Theme: DULL n. a tired and ineffectual person.I can't afford to pay mopes around here. Get to work or get out!I feel like such a mope today. Theme: MOVEMENT in. to move around slowly and sadly.I feel like moping and nothing else.He just mopes around all day and won't eat anything. mope Ⅰ 1. noun 1 a person who is not particularly bright. From C16 to C19 a part of colloquial speech, 'mope' reappeared 200 years later as slang US, 1919. 2 in hospital usage, a nonsurgeon physician. A derogatory evolution of the term 'medical outpatient' US, 1994. 3 a thug US, 1997 2. verb a stealthy escape US, 1926 Ⅱ ⇨ mope away; mope verb to quit your job in the circus US, 1980 mope around/about mope around/about • mope around/about sth informal to spend your time doing very little, feeling unhappy and thinking about your problems: Instead of moping around the house all morning, why don't you come out with me? Since he left his job, he's done nothing except mope about and complain. mope about (somewhere)To spend or waste time (somewhere) in a brooding, listless state due to being upset, unhappy, dejected, etc. Primarily heard in UK. John's just been moping about the flat all day long ever since he lost his job. I know you're sad about being stood up by your date, but quit moping about and go do something with your evening! mope aroundTo spend or waste time in a brooding, listless state due to being upset, unhappy, dejected, etc. John's just been moping around the house all day long ever since he lost his job. I know you're sad around being stood up by your date, but quit moping around and go do something with your evening! mope aroundto go about in a depressed state. Since her dog ran away, Sally mopes around all day. Don't mope around. Cheer up! mope(mop)1. n. a tired and ineffectual person. I can’t afford to pay mopes around here. Get to work or get out! 2. and mope around in. to move around slowly and sadly. He just mopes around all day and won’t eat anything. Stop moping and get moving. mope aroundverbSee mope |
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