| 释义 |
心灰意冷xīn huī yì lěngbe dismayed(/dis hearted/downhearted/dispirited); feel despondent;feel very depressed; take all the heart out of sb; very much discouraged
❍ 他们坐在荒草地上听着，脸上显出一种恍恍惚惚很不确实的笑容，会使任何有自信的宣传家～。(柳青《创业史》423) As they sat on the grass,the fleeting smiles on their faces were enough to dismay any confident propagandist.
❍ 他已～了，但刘月轩提议他最好和老孙头谈谈。(草明《原动力》77) His enthusiasm had already cooled when Liu Yuexuan suggested that he ought to have a talk with Old Sun.
❍ 想起这些，想起他的相当标致的堂客，会要离开他，他不由得～，打算缩脚了。(周立波《山乡巨变》52) As he thought about all these things,and about the possibility that his good-looking wife might leave him,he felt despondent and inclined to draw back.
❍ 整整这一天，菊咬～，不想做功夫，拿根旱烟袋，提只烘笼子，坐在阶矶上面晒太阳。(周立波《山乡巨变》92) He felt very depressed the whole day and didn’t feel like working.He took his pipe and a brazier and sat on the step in the sun.
❍ 这个可怕的发现，使得他～，手也瘫软了，好大一阵，没有作声。(周立波《山乡巨变》83) This fearful discovery took all the heart out of him and the strength went from his hands; he said nothing for some time. 心灰意冷broken(/bad/low) spirit |