dumps

• n. 廢物，垃圾場（dump的複數）；憂鬱
• v. 傾倒（dump的單三形式）

俚語。來自dump或damp.

dumps (n.)

"low spirits," 1520s, plural of dumpe "a fit of musing," possibly from Dutch domp "haze, mist," from Middle Dutch damp "vapor" (see damp (n.)).

1. She's feeling a bit down in the dumps and needs cheering up.

她情緒有點低落，需要振奮起來。

來自柯林斯例句

2. They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.

他們靠在垃圾場撿垃圾維持著朝不保夕的生活.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. It's no use letting yourself fall into the dumps.

你聽任自己的情緒低沉下去一點用也沒有.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. He was down in the dumps after losing his job.

他失業後,精神非常頹喪.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. He can't cope and dumps his two teenage boys on them to be looked after.

他應付不過來，隻能將他那兩個十來歲的兒子交給他們代為照看。

來自柯林斯例句