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mope

/mohp/US // moʊp //UK // (məʊp) //

闷骚,闷棍,闷闷不乐,闷声发大财

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    moped, mop·ing.

    • : to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    moped, mop·ing.

    • : to make dejected, listless, or apathetic.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who mopes or is given to moping.
    • : mopes, depressed spirits; blues.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbpout, be dejected
Forms: moped, moping

Examples

  • Be careful that none of the company are left to mope alone from being unacquainted with other guests.

  • Girls are just like cats; they all like to mope around the register or the steam radiator in cold weather.

  • He would put the gun back into its case again and mope in his library for days afterward.

  • "I'm tired o' doin' nowt but mope i' th' house," Liz fretted.

  • She could go out and move about and bestir herself, whereas in Manchester Square she could only sit and mope at home.