Word · Frequency #23885
moping
闲荡；游荡
moping is the present participle of mope.
move around slowly and aimlessly
- 1.
To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.
- 2.
To make spiritless and stupid.
忧郁；闷闷不乐；消沉；忧郁；闲荡；使忧郁
In use
After she missed the deadline, she moped for the rest of the day.
Don't mope about the mistake; everyone makes them sometimes.
He tends to mope when he feels ignored by his friends.
mope
作不及物动词，后不接宾语，表示闷闷不乐或无精打采。
He's been moping all day.
他一整天都闷闷不乐。
mope around/about sth
作不及物动词，常与 around 或 about 连用，后接地点名词，表示在某处没精打采地闲荡。
She moped around the house all weekend.
她整个周末都在家里闷闷不乐地闲荡。
a mope
作可数名词，指忧郁、闷闷不乐的人；复数形式为 mopes。
Don't be such a mope.
Connections
Collocations
- mope around
- 闷闷不乐地闲逛；没精打采地游荡
- He spent the whole weekend moping around the house instead of going out.他整个周末都闷闷不乐地在家里闲逛，没有出门。
- mope over
- 因…而闷闷不乐；为…消沉
- She's been moping over her lost phone all day.她为丢了手机的事一整天都闷闷不乐。
- mope for days
- 一连几天闷闷不乐；消沉好几天
- After failing the exam, he moped for days.考试不及格后，他一连几天闷闷不乐。
- stop moping
- 别再闷闷不乐；打起精神
- Stop moping and try to make the best of it.别再闷闷不乐了，尽量往好处想吧。
Idioms & figurative uses
- mope around
- 闷闷不乐地闲逛；没精打采地转悠Stop moping around and do something useful!别再闷闷不乐地闲逛了，做点有用的事！
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mope 的字母 o 像一张闷闷不乐、嘟囔叹气的嘴：想象一个人垂头丧气、无精打采地闲荡。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、向朋友倾诉、自我描述情绪 mope 作动词时，常表示闷闷不乐、无精打采地闲逛或发呆；作名词时指“忧郁的人”。这个词多用于日常口语和非正式场合，正式写作中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 mope 同韵，均读 /əup/：hope、cope、rope、dope、slope、pope。注意拼写相近的 mop 读 /mɒp/，与 mope 发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.