Definition of mope in English:

mope

verb məʊpmoʊp

[no object]

1Feel dejected and apathetic.
沮丧；忧郁，闷闷不乐
no use moping—things could be worse
沮丧没有用——情况可能更糟糕。
Example sentencesExamples
- But he frequently has been his own worst enemy by moping and overanalyzing, leading to a loss of confidence and bad habits.
- The last time Regina told her troubles to her diary, she was moping because she had no one to talk to and felt all alone.
- I was moping and feeling sorry for myself despite having swum my best times and having finaled in two events at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
- Most of the class had already received their cards, and were silently moping in their seats.
- I was in a total downer, spent most of the day crying and moping.
- But there is no point sitting around and moping, feeling sorry for myself.
- For the record, here, I'm not moping or sulking or whining, I'm just reflecting, trying to be introspective.
- No use moping, there were chores to do around the house!
- Karl is moping in the bar over his failed relationship.
- I never believed in love at first sight, I still don't really but for the next month or so I really hurt and just sat around moping.
- She was sitting on the couch moping, and Kara was trying to cheer her up.
- Don't worry I'm not moping and feeling sorry for myself.
- Don't sit around moping when you could be get things finished!
- Anna behind me was probably the coldest person in our boat, but instead of complaining or moping she just told us to keep our hands warm and to keep focused.
- Karmen was still moping at having to leave David behind.
- Why waste time moping over the fact that he's not into you in that way?
- So I spent the night moping and being angry at myself.
- Even Angel isn't moping and she broke up with Aiden too.
- He is keen to emphasise the positives and to look forward and for the industry to stop moping and get on with delivering results.
- The court suggests he quit moping in the corner and bring us a piece of cake.
Synonyms
brood, sulk, be miserable, be gloomy, be sad, be despondent, pine, eat one's heart out, fret, grieve, despair
informal be down in the dumps, be down in the mouth
literary repine
1. 1.1mope around/about Wander about listlessly and aimlessly because of unhappiness or boredom.
  没精打采地闲荡，无聊走动
  you spend too much time moping about the house
  Example sentencesExamples
  But being miserable and moping around the house isn't doing me any favours either, so I finally decided to hunt out an appropriate activity.
  I don't mind disclosing to you that I've had a really miserable weekend for one reason or another - I've got Monday off work, but frankly I'd rather be at work than hanging around here moping around.
  All I was doing was moping around in the house because I knew that my entire summer and possibly the rest of my life was ruined because my parents still thought that I was a little girl.
  Are you finding yourself moping around the house in the depths of despair, the wrong results in your hands and feeling unsure about what to do with your life?
  He got fired in July after only nine months on the job, but you don't see him moping around.
  The last week, a jumble of emotions complicated me and all I could do was mope around the house, stewing in them.
  Everyone is entitled to feel a little hurt when things aren't going the way we planned, but moping around solves nothing…
  Instead of moping around the house, you might feel better if you got back in the pool and started working again.
  Daddy had said I could stay home, but I didn't want to mope around the house all day, staring out the window like a fool.
  Her mom finally got sick of her moping around the house and suggested that she try-out for the production of Annie that there town was putting on.
  Either way, she mopes around the house like the world's going to end.
  My mom stopped asking me why I was moping around the house instead of doing something productive.
  I spent most days moping around my house, waiting for good luck to come my way.
  Now all she did was mope around the house crying.
  Troy here was just moping around the house all day so Mandy and I thought to take him out to dinner to cheer him up a little.
  She'd departed around ten, leaving me moping around the house alone.
  I moped around the house for most of the weekend, wishing Scott was with me.
  Two days later Danni still moped around the house not wanting to do anything.
  She moped around the house all day until about three o'clock when she went for the phone.
  After Rachael had left the house, and I had gotten dressed after my shower, I had moped around the house with not much to do.
  Synonyms
  languish, moon, droop, idle, loaf, fiddle, drift, stooge
  British informal mooch
  North American informal lollygag, bat

noun məʊpmoʊp

1A person given to prolonged spells of low spirits.
忧郁的人；闷闷不乐的人
a bunch of totally depressed mopes
一帮意气完全消沉的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- New: a whinge
- The guy's just a big mope.
Synonyms
melancholic, depressive, pessimist, prophet of doom, killjoy, moaner
informal sourpuss, wet blanket, party pooper, spoilsport, grouch, grump
British informal misery
rare melancholiac
1. 1.1mopesdated Low spirits; depression.
  〈旧〉闷闷不乐，没精打采，消沉
  they switched to treating him like a child just bravely out of its mopes
  Example sentencesExamples
  Everyone seemed to have a good time, even Fiona, who was apparently trying to get over having the mopes whenever she was not the direct focus of Albert's attention.

Derivatives

moper

noun

Unlike mere trendy mopers, genuinely depressive musicians are often reluctant to deal with their darkest feelings.
Example sentencesExamples
- I can be a moper and a downright bore if left to my own devices at times.
- At least then I would get to sit down for a moment, something I haven't been able to do since he decided that being a moper wasn't going to solve anything.
- But he would look like more of a moper if he said no.

mopey

adjectivemopier, mopiest

I don't cry, but I get mopey and sad and depressed.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm mopey and cranky and uninspired these days.
- I felt really mopey this morning after a particularly gruelling session with my advice guidance tutor.
- Actually he really is better then the average guy when we go shopping, well unless it takes too long because then he will start yawning very often and look all miserable and mopy.
- ‘I was a bit mopey and miserable.

mopily

adverb

She mopily got out of the tub, wrapped herself in a towel, and announced she didn't feel much like a story tonight.
Example sentencesExamples
- So I sat Dennis down a couple days ago and very mopily explained how overwhelmed I was.
- She is so mopily irritating that it is hard to care what happens to her.
- These people barely look old enough to be in the room, and they're all dancing mopily with one another in a big, buzzy swarm.
- The kids are kicking around the house mopily, needing chores, but I haven't got much for them to do.

mopiness

noun

What about the general malaise, the mopiness and lethargy that accompany a wide range of illnesses?
Example sentencesExamples
- The problem facing the poems is usually how to redeem the mopiness.
- That, and it allows me to relive my early teen mopiness and recall those days when my biggest dilemma was not living in London or LA.
- It also causes mood swings, from bouncing off the walls to mopiness and depression.

mopish

adjective ˈməʊpɪʃˈmoʊpɪʃ

He himself was mopish and brooding.
Example sentencesExamples
- After it had been a while and I looked fairly mopish my mother dragged me to West Hartford for a trim.
- Do not suppose that I would have you dull and mopish, never manifesting any gayety of spirit or playfulness of conduct; but, in all these things, I would have you behave with strict regard to propriety.
- In the film Stanton is less grand and less sexy, and Travolta plays it subdued, a tad mopish.

Origin

Mid 16th century (the early noun sense being 'fool or simpleton'): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect mopa 'to sulk'.

Rhymes

aslope, cope, dope, elope, grope, hope, interlope, lope, nope, ope, pope, rope, scope, soap, taupe, tope, trope

Definition of mope in US English:

mope

verbmōpmoʊp

[no object]

1Be dejected and apathetic.
沮丧；忧郁，闷闷不乐
no use moping—things could be worse
沮丧没有用——情况可能更糟糕。
Example sentencesExamples
- The last time Regina told her troubles to her diary, she was moping because she had no one to talk to and felt all alone.
- Karmen was still moping at having to leave David behind.
- I was moping and feeling sorry for myself despite having swum my best times and having finaled in two events at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
- But he frequently has been his own worst enemy by moping and overanalyzing, leading to a loss of confidence and bad habits.
- I was in a total downer, spent most of the day crying and moping.
- But there is no point sitting around and moping, feeling sorry for myself.
- Anna behind me was probably the coldest person in our boat, but instead of complaining or moping she just told us to keep our hands warm and to keep focused.
- Why waste time moping over the fact that he's not into you in that way?
- She was sitting on the couch moping, and Kara was trying to cheer her up.
- So I spent the night moping and being angry at myself.
- Most of the class had already received their cards, and were silently moping in their seats.
- He is keen to emphasise the positives and to look forward and for the industry to stop moping and get on with delivering results.
- Don't worry I'm not moping and feeling sorry for myself.
- For the record, here, I'm not moping or sulking or whining, I'm just reflecting, trying to be introspective.
- Don't sit around moping when you could be get things finished!
- No use moping, there were chores to do around the house!
- I never believed in love at first sight, I still don't really but for the next month or so I really hurt and just sat around moping.
- Karl is moping in the bar over his failed relationship.
- Even Angel isn't moping and she broke up with Aiden too.
- The court suggests he quit moping in the corner and bring us a piece of cake.
Synonyms
brood, sulk, be miserable, be gloomy, be sad, be despondent, pine, eat one's heart out, fret, grieve, despair
1. 1.1mope around/about Wander around listlessly and aimlessly because of unhappiness or boredom.
  没精打采地闲荡，无聊走动
  moping around at home won't get you anywhere
  Example sentencesExamples
  Either way, she mopes around the house like the world's going to end.
  The last week, a jumble of emotions complicated me and all I could do was mope around the house, stewing in them.
  Everyone is entitled to feel a little hurt when things aren't going the way we planned, but moping around solves nothing…
  Two days later Danni still moped around the house not wanting to do anything.
  Daddy had said I could stay home, but I didn't want to mope around the house all day, staring out the window like a fool.
  She moped around the house all day until about three o'clock when she went for the phone.
  Are you finding yourself moping around the house in the depths of despair, the wrong results in your hands and feeling unsure about what to do with your life?
  All I was doing was moping around in the house because I knew that my entire summer and possibly the rest of my life was ruined because my parents still thought that I was a little girl.
  I moped around the house for most of the weekend, wishing Scott was with me.
  I spent most days moping around my house, waiting for good luck to come my way.
  After Rachael had left the house, and I had gotten dressed after my shower, I had moped around the house with not much to do.
  Instead of moping around the house, you might feel better if you got back in the pool and started working again.
  My mom stopped asking me why I was moping around the house instead of doing something productive.
  He got fired in July after only nine months on the job, but you don't see him moping around.
  But being miserable and moping around the house isn't doing me any favours either, so I finally decided to hunt out an appropriate activity.
  She'd departed around ten, leaving me moping around the house alone.
  Her mom finally got sick of her moping around the house and suggested that she try-out for the production of Annie that there town was putting on.
  I don't mind disclosing to you that I've had a really miserable weekend for one reason or another - I've got Monday off work, but frankly I'd rather be at work than hanging around here moping around.
  Now all she did was mope around the house crying.
  Troy here was just moping around the house all day so Mandy and I thought to take him out to dinner to cheer him up a little.
  Synonyms
  languish, moon, droop, idle, loaf, fiddle, drift, stooge

nounmōpmoʊp

1A person given to prolonged spells of low spirits.
忧郁的人；闷闷不乐的人
they're just a bunch of mopes
Example sentencesExamples
- New: a whinge
- The guy's just a big mope.
Synonyms
melancholic, depressive, pessimist, prophet of doom, killjoy, moaner
1. 1.1mopesdated Low spirits; depression.
  〈旧〉闷闷不乐，没精打采，消沉
  Example sentencesExamples
  Everyone seemed to have a good time, even Fiona, who was apparently trying to get over having the mopes whenever she was not the direct focus of Albert's attention.

Origin

Mid 16th century (the early noun sense being ‘fool or simpleton’): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect mopa ‘to sulk’.

词汇	mope
释义	Definition of mope in English: mope verb məʊpmoʊp [no object] 1Feel dejected and apathetic. 沮丧；忧郁，闷闷不乐 no use moping—things could be worse 沮丧没有用——情况可能更糟糕。 Example sentencesExamples But he frequently has been his own worst enemy by moping and overanalyzing, leading to a loss of confidence and bad habits. The last time Regina told her troubles to her diary, she was moping because she had no one to talk to and felt all alone. I was moping and feeling sorry for myself despite having swum my best times and having finaled in two events at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Most of the class had already received their cards, and were silently moping in their seats. I was in a total downer, spent most of the day crying and moping. But there is no point sitting around and moping, feeling sorry for myself. For the record, here, I'm not moping or sulking or whining, I'm just reflecting, trying to be introspective. No use moping, there were chores to do around the house! Karl is moping in the bar over his failed relationship. I never believed in love at first sight, I still don't really but for the next month or so I really hurt and just sat around moping. She was sitting on the couch moping, and Kara was trying to cheer her up. Don't worry I'm not moping and feeling sorry for myself. Don't sit around moping when you could be get things finished! Anna behind me was probably the coldest person in our boat, but instead of complaining or moping she just told us to keep our hands warm and to keep focused. Karmen was still moping at having to leave David behind. Why waste time moping over the fact that he's not into you in that way? So I spent the night moping and being angry at myself. Even Angel isn't moping and she broke up with Aiden too. He is keen to emphasise the positives and to look forward and for the industry to stop moping and get on with delivering results. The court suggests he quit moping in the corner and bring us a piece of cake. Synonyms brood, sulk, be miserable, be gloomy, be sad, be despondent, pine, eat one's heart out, fret, grieve, despair informal be down in the dumps, be down in the mouth literary repine 1.1mope around/about Wander about listlessly and aimlessly because of unhappiness or boredom. 没精打采地闲荡，无聊走动 you spend too much time moping about the house Example sentencesExamples But being miserable and moping around the house isn't doing me any favours either, so I finally decided to hunt out an appropriate activity. I don't mind disclosing to you that I've had a really miserable weekend for one reason or another - I've got Monday off work, but frankly I'd rather be at work than hanging around here moping around. All I was doing was moping around in the house because I knew that my entire summer and possibly the rest of my life was ruined because my parents still thought that I was a little girl. Are you finding yourself moping around the house in the depths of despair, the wrong results in your hands and feeling unsure about what to do with your life? He got fired in July after only nine months on the job, but you don't see him moping around. The last week, a jumble of emotions complicated me and all I could do was mope around the house, stewing in them. Everyone is entitled to feel a little hurt when things aren't going the way we planned, but moping around solves nothing… Instead of moping around the house, you might feel better if you got back in the pool and started working again. Daddy had said I could stay home, but I didn't want to mope around the house all day, staring out the window like a fool. Her mom finally got sick of her moping around the house and suggested that she try-out for the production of Annie that there town was putting on. Either way, she mopes around the house like the world's going to end. My mom stopped asking me why I was moping around the house instead of doing something productive. I spent most days moping around my house, waiting for good luck to come my way. Now all she did was mope around the house crying. Troy here was just moping around the house all day so Mandy and I thought to take him out to dinner to cheer him up a little. She'd departed around ten, leaving me moping around the house alone. I moped around the house for most of the weekend, wishing Scott was with me. Two days later Danni still moped around the house not wanting to do anything. She moped around the house all day until about three o'clock when she went for the phone. After Rachael had left the house, and I had gotten dressed after my shower, I had moped around the house with not much to do. Synonyms languish, moon, droop, idle, loaf, fiddle, drift, stooge British informal mooch North American informal lollygag, bat noun məʊpmoʊp 1A person given to prolonged spells of low spirits. 忧郁的人；闷闷不乐的人 a bunch of totally depressed mopes 一帮意气完全消沉的人。 Example sentencesExamples New: a whinge The guy's just a big mope. Synonyms melancholic, depressive, pessimist, prophet of doom, killjoy, moaner informal sourpuss, wet blanket, party pooper, spoilsport, grouch, grump British informal misery rare melancholiac 1.1mopesdated Low spirits; depression. 〈旧〉闷闷不乐，没精打采，消沉 they switched to treating him like a child just bravely out of its mopes Example sentencesExamples Everyone seemed to have a good time, even Fiona, who was apparently trying to get over having the mopes whenever she was not the direct focus of Albert's attention. Derivatives moper noun Unlike mere trendy mopers, genuinely depressive musicians are often reluctant to deal with their darkest feelings. Example sentencesExamples I can be a moper and a downright bore if left to my own devices at times. At least then I would get to sit down for a moment, something I haven't been able to do since he decided that being a moper wasn't going to solve anything. But he would look like more of a moper if he said no. mopey adjectivemopier, mopiest I don't cry, but I get mopey and sad and depressed. Example sentencesExamples I'm mopey and cranky and uninspired these days. I felt really mopey this morning after a particularly gruelling session with my advice guidance tutor. Actually he really is better then the average guy when we go shopping, well unless it takes too long because then he will start yawning very often and look all miserable and mopy. ‘I was a bit mopey and miserable. mopily adverb She mopily got out of the tub, wrapped herself in a towel, and announced she didn't feel much like a story tonight. Example sentencesExamples So I sat Dennis down a couple days ago and very mopily explained how overwhelmed I was. She is so mopily irritating that it is hard to care what happens to her. These people barely look old enough to be in the room, and they're all dancing mopily with one another in a big, buzzy swarm. The kids are kicking around the house mopily, needing chores, but I haven't got much for them to do. mopiness noun What about the general malaise, the mopiness and lethargy that accompany a wide range of illnesses? Example sentencesExamples The problem facing the poems is usually how to redeem the mopiness. That, and it allows me to relive my early teen mopiness and recall those days when my biggest dilemma was not living in London or LA. It also causes mood swings, from bouncing off the walls to mopiness and depression. mopish adjective ˈməʊpɪʃˈmoʊpɪʃ He himself was mopish and brooding. Example sentencesExamples After it had been a while and I looked fairly mopish my mother dragged me to West Hartford for a trim. Do not suppose that I would have you dull and mopish, never manifesting any gayety of spirit or playfulness of conduct; but, in all these things, I would have you behave with strict regard to propriety. In the film Stanton is less grand and less sexy, and Travolta plays it subdued, a tad mopish. Origin Mid 16th century (the early noun sense being 'fool or simpleton'): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect mopa 'to sulk'. Rhymes aslope, cope, dope, elope, grope, hope, interlope, lope, nope, ope, pope, rope, scope, soap, taupe, tope, trope Definition of mope in US English: mope verbmōpmoʊp [no object] 1Be dejected and apathetic. 沮丧；忧郁，闷闷不乐 no use moping—things could be worse 沮丧没有用——情况可能更糟糕。 Example sentencesExamples The last time Regina told her troubles to her diary, she was moping because she had no one to talk to and felt all alone. Karmen was still moping at having to leave David behind. I was moping and feeling sorry for myself despite having swum my best times and having finaled in two events at the U.S. Olympic Trials. But he frequently has been his own worst enemy by moping and overanalyzing, leading to a loss of confidence and bad habits. I was in a total downer, spent most of the day crying and moping. But there is no point sitting around and moping, feeling sorry for myself. Anna behind me was probably the coldest person in our boat, but instead of complaining or moping she just told us to keep our hands warm and to keep focused. Why waste time moping over the fact that he's not into you in that way? She was sitting on the couch moping, and Kara was trying to cheer her up. So I spent the night moping and being angry at myself. Most of the class had already received their cards, and were silently moping in their seats. He is keen to emphasise the positives and to look forward and for the industry to stop moping and get on with delivering results. Don't worry I'm not moping and feeling sorry for myself. For the record, here, I'm not moping or sulking or whining, I'm just reflecting, trying to be introspective. Don't sit around moping when you could be get things finished! No use moping, there were chores to do around the house! I never believed in love at first sight, I still don't really but for the next month or so I really hurt and just sat around moping. Karl is moping in the bar over his failed relationship. Even Angel isn't moping and she broke up with Aiden too. The court suggests he quit moping in the corner and bring us a piece of cake. Synonyms brood, sulk, be miserable, be gloomy, be sad, be despondent, pine, eat one's heart out, fret, grieve, despair 1.1mope around/about Wander around listlessly and aimlessly because of unhappiness or boredom. 没精打采地闲荡，无聊走动 moping around at home won't get you anywhere Example sentencesExamples Either way, she mopes around the house like the world's going to end. The last week, a jumble of emotions complicated me and all I could do was mope around the house, stewing in them. Everyone is entitled to feel a little hurt when things aren't going the way we planned, but moping around solves nothing… Two days later Danni still moped around the house not wanting to do anything. Daddy had said I could stay home, but I didn't want to mope around the house all day, staring out the window like a fool. She moped around the house all day until about three o'clock when she went for the phone. Are you finding yourself moping around the house in the depths of despair, the wrong results in your hands and feeling unsure about what to do with your life? All I was doing was moping around in the house because I knew that my entire summer and possibly the rest of my life was ruined because my parents still thought that I was a little girl. I moped around the house for most of the weekend, wishing Scott was with me. I spent most days moping around my house, waiting for good luck to come my way. After Rachael had left the house, and I had gotten dressed after my shower, I had moped around the house with not much to do. Instead of moping around the house, you might feel better if you got back in the pool and started working again. My mom stopped asking me why I was moping around the house instead of doing something productive. He got fired in July after only nine months on the job, but you don't see him moping around. But being miserable and moping around the house isn't doing me any favours either, so I finally decided to hunt out an appropriate activity. She'd departed around ten, leaving me moping around the house alone. Her mom finally got sick of her moping around the house and suggested that she try-out for the production of Annie that there town was putting on. I don't mind disclosing to you that I've had a really miserable weekend for one reason or another - I've got Monday off work, but frankly I'd rather be at work than hanging around here moping around. Now all she did was mope around the house crying. Troy here was just moping around the house all day so Mandy and I thought to take him out to dinner to cheer him up a little. Synonyms languish, moon, droop, idle, loaf, fiddle, drift, stooge nounmōpmoʊp 1A person given to prolonged spells of low spirits. 忧郁的人；闷闷不乐的人 they're just a bunch of mopes Example sentencesExamples New: a whinge The guy's just a big mope. Synonyms melancholic, depressive, pessimist, prophet of doom, killjoy, moaner 1.1mopesdated Low spirits; depression. 〈旧〉闷闷不乐，没精打采，消沉 Example sentencesExamples Everyone seemed to have a good time, even Fiona, who was apparently trying to get over having the mopes whenever she was not the direct focus of Albert's attention. Origin Mid 16th century (the early noun sense being ‘fool or simpleton’): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect mopa ‘to sulk’.
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