be down in the dumps 垂頭喪氣,神情沮喪
the dumps在非正規(guī)的口語(yǔ)表達(dá)方式中的意思是“憂郁”或“沮喪”。be down in the dumps常指“悶悶不樂”或“打不起精神”,也可引申為“垂頭喪氣,精神沮喪”。
A: You're down in the dumps. What's happened? 你看上去沮喪不堪。出什么事了?
B: I had a quarrel with our boss's secretary. She's been on her high horse these days. 我和老板的秘書吵了一架。這幾天她總是盛氣凌人。
A: Maybe she was only taking it out on you. Secretaries have a lot of pressure, too. 也許她僅僅是向你發(fā)泄。秘書的壓力也很大。
B: But she jumped down my throat for no reason at all. I could not put up with her. 但她無(wú)理由地斥責(zé)我,我無(wú)法容忍。
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