垂头丧气 meaning in English
become dejected and despondent; be downcast (in spirit); be in low spirits; be weighed down; bow one's head with sorrow; bury one's dejected; look [become] crestfallen; lose one's spirits; hang one's head; hang one's head in dismay; have (a fit of) the mopes; head in dejection; mope oneself away; sink one's head upon one's breast; with the tail between the legs
Examples
- Some people were staring gloomily about .
有的人垂头丧气，茫然四顾。 - I was down at the foot again in a moment .
一时我又垂头丧气之极了。 - Yossarian slumped with disappointment .
尤索林垂头丧气，失望已极。 - What is young thomas in the dumps about ?
小汤玛斯为什么那样垂头丧气？ - For that day at least he lost heart .
至少这一天他是垂头丧气的。