0 to be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive way, especially because of a disappointment -- (尤指因失望而)悶悶不樂,自怨自艾
Bruce can only mope about the lost opportunity.
If he fiddles with the silencer of a moped the machine is no longer a moped, but is classified as a motor-cycle.
In 1972, 278 moped riders in this age group suffered fatal or serious injuries; in 1974 this figure had gone up to 932.
It would be easy to interpret "distinctive public functions" to cover merely the local authority's function as a landlord and no mope.
They are not all sitting moping around; they are finding things to do.
Are they moping because they had a bad night at the election?
Many would have moped away their time in their fireside chairs in their poverty-stricken kitchen.
I shall say just a few words about the suggested training courses for motorcyclists and moped riders.