Phrase
more down in the mouth
垂头丧气；沮丧
more down in the mouth is the comparative of down in the mouth.
sad or discouraged, especially as shown by one's facial expression
- 1.
Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
悲伤或沮丧,尤其是通过面部表情表现出来
悲伤或沮丧,尤其是通过面部表情表现出来；垂头丧气
In use
After losing the game, he looked down in the mouth for the rest of the day.
She's been down in the mouth ever since she got the rejection letter.
Why are you so down in the mouth? Did something bad happen?
be + down in the mouth
He is down in the mouth after losing the game.
他输掉比赛后垂头丧气。
look + down in the mouth
She looks down in the mouth about the news.
她听到消息后看上去垂头丧气。
feel + down in the mouth
I feel down in the mouth whenever it rains.
每当下雨我就感到垂头丧气。
Common mistakes
He is down in his mouth.He is down in the mouth.
中文学习者常受母语影响，给"mouth"加上所有格"his"，但英语习语"down in the mouth"中"mouth"前固定用定冠词"the"，不加所有格。改正后去掉"his"即可。
She looks down in mouth.She looks down in the mouth.
遗漏了定冠词"the"，因为"down in the mouth"是固定短语，"mouth"前必须加"the"，不能省略。改正后加上"the"。
Connections
Confusing words
- down in the dumps
- 闷闷不乐 · 与"down in the mouth"意思相近，但更强调一时的不快和烦躁
- downhearted
- 灰心丧气的 · 强调因失败或挫折而失去信心，比"down in the mouth"更正式
- downcast
- 垂头丧气的 · 更侧重外表神态的低垂，常用于描述面部表情
Word family
- more down in the mouth
- comparative
- most down in the mouth
- superlative
Learner notes
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.