The loser sat slumped in dejection. 失败者垂头丧气地坐著, 全身瘫软.
He was leaning against a table in the hall, heavy with dejection or sleep. 他在门厅里靠着一张桌子站着,由于沮丧或者瞌睡而显得很颓唐。
She laughed now and again at his jokes and games with her little sisters, but relapsed quickly into a dejection. 看到他和她的小妹妹说笑玩乐,她有时也会露出笑容,但过不一会,又恢复了闷闷不乐的神情。
dejection
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a state of melancholy depression
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solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
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Dejection \De*jec"tion\, n. [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F. d['e]jection.] 1. A casting down; depression. [Obs. or Archaic] --Hallywell.
2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self.
Adoration implies submission and dejection. --Bp. Pearson.
3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.
What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair, Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring. --Milton.
4. A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.]
A dejection of appetite. --Arbuthnot.
5. (Physiol.) (a) The discharge of excrement. (b) F[ae]ces; excrement. --Ray.
We must shake off fears and dejection, gain a confidence in our strength and possibilities, which are truly great.
In this cynicism and dejection lies the real price of episodes like the Chihuahua elections, dominated by reports of ballot-stuffing and other blatant irregularities.