• n. 廢物，垃圾場(chǎng)（dump的復(fù)數(shù)）；憂郁
• v. 傾倒（dump的單三形式）

俚語(yǔ)。來(lái)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(diǎn)低落，需要振奮起來(lái)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

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

他們靠在垃圾場(chǎng)撿垃圾維持著朝不保夕的生活.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

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

你聽(tīng)任自己的情緒低沉下去一點(diǎn)用也沒(méi)有.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

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

他失業(yè)后,精神非常頹喪.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)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(yīng)付不過(guò)來(lái)，只能將他那兩個(gè)十來(lái)歲的兒子交給他們代為照看。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句