| 词汇 | mope |
| 释义 | mope verb[ I ] disapprovinguk /məʊp/ us /moʊp/ to be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive way, especially because of a disappointment: （尤指因失望而）闷闷不乐，自怨自艾 There's no point in sitting at home and moping - get out there and find yourself another job!坐在家里自怨自艾有什么用——走出去再找份工作！ Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom dismayed displeased dissatisfied distraught distressed lachrymose lonely lonesome lovelorn wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom woebegone Phrasal verbmope around (somewhere) mope | American Dictionarymope verb[ I ] us/moʊp/ to be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive manner, esp. because you are disappointed: Don’t sit in the house moping – go out and enjoy yourself. Examples of mopemope Bruce can only mope about the lost opportunity. If he fiddles with the silencer of a moped the machine is no longer a moped, but is classified as a motor-cycle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1972, 278 moped riders in this age group suffered fatal or serious injuries; in 1974 this figure had gone up to 932. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be easy to interpret "distinctive public functions" to cover merely the local authority's function as a landlord and no mope. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not all sitting moping around; they are finding things to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are they moping because they had a bad night at the election? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many would have moped away their time in their fireside chairs in their poverty-stricken kitchen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall say just a few words about the suggested training courses for motorcyclists and moped riders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are all too tolerant of a casualty rate amongst motor cyclists and moped riders that puts to shame our general record in road safety. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Compulsory basic training is designed to improve the safety of all new learner motor cycle and moped riders on our roads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of the 2,731 accidents due to stray dogs, all but 518 were caused to cyclists and moped riders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fatalities among car and motorcycle (including moped) drivers are as follows for the last three years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Prices range from about £300 for a modest moped up to £5,000 or more for larger motor bikes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fifthly, car drivers will have to undergo the same basic training as other motor-cycle and moped riders before their provisional entitlement comes into effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must then consider the subject of modern communications, ranging from the moped to the local radio station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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