心情短语 DESCRIBE MOODS, STATES AND FEELINGS

furious (with sb/at sth) – full of violent anger; intense, unrestrained, violent fast and furious – (of games, parties, shows, etc) lively and energetic  exhausted – very tired  weary (of sth) – very tired; no longer interested in or enthusiastic about sth; tired of sth giddy – having the feeling that everything is turning round and that one is going to fall;

 eg. I feel giddy; I must sit down. have a giddy feeling

 dizzy – (of a person) feeling as if everything is spinning around; unable to balance; confused

 eg. After another glass of whisky I began to feel dizzy.

 stiff

– not easily bent, folded, moved, changed in shape, etc

 eg. a stiff drawer a stiff pair of shoes have a stiff neck, ie painful and difficult to move feel stiff (ie  have stiff muscles and joints) after a long walk)

-- thick and hard to stir; not liquid

-- hard to do; difficult

eg. a stiff climb/exam

-- severe; tough

eg. The judge imposed a stiff sentence.

-- formal in manner, behaviour, etc; not friendly

eg. Their manner was rather stiff.

keep a stiff upper lip – (show) an ability to appear calm and unworried when in pain, trouble, etc stiff/straight as a ramrod – (of a person) very erect

eg. The soldier stood stiff as a ramrod.

unconscious (of sb/sth)—insensible; not aware

peckish – (infml) hungry

eg. feel a bit peckish

despondent (about sth) – having or showing loss of hope; wretched

eg. a despondent loser, mood, look

upset – distress the mind or feelings of (sb)

upset the/one’s applecart – spoil a plan or disrupt an arrangement; disprove a theory

eg. Her refusal to help quite upset the applecart.

faint

-- not intense in color or sound or smell

eg. The sounds of music grew fainter in the distance.

-- (of ideas, etc) weak, vague

eg. There is a faint hope that she may be cured.

-- (of physical abilities) lacking strength

eg. in a faint voice His breathing became faint.

-- (of people) likely to lose consciousness; giddy

eg. She looks/feels faint.

-- (of people) weak, exhausted

eg. The explorers were faint from hunger and cold.

-- (of actions, etc) weak; unlikely to have much effect

eg. a faint show of resistance make a faint attempt to do sth

not have the faintest/foggiest (idea) – (infml) not know at all

eg. "Do you know where she is?’ "Sorry, I haven’t the faintest.’

damn sb/sth with faint praise – imply criticism by not praising enough

homesick – sad because one is away from home

eg. be homesick for (somewhere)

delighted (at sth/to do sth/ that~) – very pleased; showing delight

thrilled – excited

be thrilled to bits – (be) extremely pleased eg. The children were thrilled to bits by their presents.

preoccupied – inattentive because one is thinking of or worrying about sth else.

eg. She seemed preoccupied all the time I was talking to her.

hoarse – (of the voice) sounding rough and harsh

eg. He shouted himself hoarse.

be petrified with sth – make sb unable to think, move, act, etc because of fear, surprise, etc

eg. The idea of making a speck in public petrified him.

sympathetic (to/towards/with sb) – feeling, showing or resulting from sympathy; likeable; showing favor or approval embarrassed – self-conscious, awkward or ashamed

eg. I was embarrassed by his comments about my clothes.

wind(ed) – cause sb to be out of breath

eg. We were winded by the steep climb.

The punch in the stomach completely winded me.

dejected – depressed; sad

eg. Repeated failure had left them feeling very dejected. dejected-looking campers in the rain

nostalgic – of, feeling or causing nostalgia, ie sentimental longing for thing that are past

eg. I get very nostalgic when I watch these old musical on TV. a nostalgic song, poem, etc

relieved – feeling or showing relief

eg. a relieved smile, look, expression, etc

We were/felt relieved to hear you were safe.

drowsy – half asleep; feeling sleepy

eg. I’d just woken up and was still drowsy.

disgusted (at/by/with sb/sth) – strong dislike

disgust at sth/for (or with) sb

eg. We were absolutely disgusted at the size of the bill.

revolted (against/at sth) – feeling horror or disgust

eg. Human nature revolts against/at such cruelty. I was revolted by his dirty habit of spitting.

offended – feeling upset or angry; hurt the feelings of

eg. She was offended at/by his sexist remarks.

offend against sb/sth – do wrong to sb/sth; commit an offence against sb/sth

eg. offend against humanity

amazed; surprised; shocked; astonished

listless – having no energy, vitality or enthusiasm

eg/ She was very listless after her illness.

depressed; isolated; lonely

tense – unable to relax; edgy; nervous

eg. faces tense with anxiety He’s a very tense person.

sober

--with one’s actions and thoughts not affected by alcohol

eg. Does he ever go to bed sober? He drinks a lot but always seems sober.

--serious and thoughtful; solemn

eg. a very sober and hard-working young man make a sober estimate of what is possible in sober truth (ie in fact, contrasted with what is imagined or hoped for)

--(of colour) not bright; dull

eg. a sober grey suit

sober-minded – serious and thoughtful as sober as a judge – not at all drunk; very serious and solemn