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dejectedly

/dih-jek-tid/US // dɪˈdʒɛk tɪd //UK // (dɪˈdʒɛktɪd) //

沮丧地,颓废地,垂头丧气地,颓然地

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.

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Examples

  • On the eve of the Capitol riot, one of his co-hosts interviewed a young man at a pregame rally in downtown Washington who said his whole family had been dejected after the election.

  • I think it could lend a festive circus atmosphere around our dejected clown head.

  • As we go, Tiffany and Jill stare dejectedly out the windows.

  • After a cruel dressing down from their former group leader, Jeff, they all dejectedly sign.

  • Hester pressed her nose against the window and looked out over the river dejectedly.

  • His stump of a tail drooped dejectedly as he looked at her with big reproachful eyes.

  • The Cheyennes slid dejectedly from the ponies, and threw themselves upon the ground.

  • My uncle would be sunk dejectedly in his great chair, his scarred face drawn and woful.

  • "John, that's worse than I feared," replied the judge dejectedly.