委靡不振

wǒ cóng méi jiàn guo yī gè rén bǐ luò xuǎn shí de tā gèng wěi mǐ bù zhèn

我从没见过一个人比落选时的他更委靡不振。

I had never seen a more dispirited man than he when he lost the election.

yán rè de tiān qì shǐ de tā men wěi mǐ bù zhèn

炎热的天气使得他们委靡不振。

In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.

wěi mǐ bù zhèn de jīng shen

委靡不振的精神

flagging spirits