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A11 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

しょんぼりdownheartedly, dejectedly, dispiritedly, despondently

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        downheartedly, dejectedly, dispiritedly, despondently

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    しょんぼり

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      • し

      • ょ

      • ん

      • ぼ

      • り

    Examples

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    • テストで低(ひく)い点(てん)をとってしょんぼりする。

      I feel downhearted after getting a low score on the test. {downheartedly, dejectedly, dispiritedly, despondently}

    • 試合(しあい)に負(ま)けた選手(せんしゅ)たちがしょんぼりしている。

      The players who lost the match are despondently hanging their heads. {downheartedly, dejectedly, dispiritedly, despondently}

    • 病院(びょういん)についてしょんぼりしている犬(いぬ)の姿(すがた)が可愛(かわい)いです。

      The sight of the dog looking downheartedly about the hospital is adorable. {downheartedly, dejectedly, dispiritedly, despondently}

    • 上司(じょうし)にチクチクと小言(こごと)を言(い)われてしょんぼり家(か)に帰(かえ)りました。

      I returned home dejectedly after being incessantly nagged by my boss. {downheartedly, dejectedly, dispiritedly, despondently}

    • 学校(がっこう)で先生(せんせい)に怒(おこ)られたとしょんぼりしながら子供(こども)が報告(ほうこく)してきた。

      The child came and reported, dispiritedly, that he was scolded by the teacher at school. {downheartedly, dejectedly, dispiritedly, despondently}

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