dumps

• n. 废物，垃圾场（dump的复数）；忧郁
• v. 倾倒（dump的单三形式）

俚语。来自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.

她情绪有点低落，需要振奋起来。

来自柯林斯例句

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

他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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

你听任自己的情绪低沉下去一点用也没有.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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

他失业后,精神非常颓丧.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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

他应付不过来，只能将他那两个十来岁的儿子交给他们代为照看。

来自柯林斯例句