The patient was in a blue funk when he was ill.

The patient was in a blue funk when he was ill.

那位患者生病时心情十分忧虑。

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Funk 一字有不同的意思，可解作“惊恐”( in a state of great fear )，或是“因逃避困难而退缩的行为” ( avoid doing something because of the difficulty ) ，还有就是指“乡土爵士乐” ( funk )。
先看以下例句：“ Peter is in a blue funk about playing with Michael in the tennis tournament tomorrow.”句子当中的英文短语“In a blue funk”，究竟是什么么意思呢？
原来，“In a blue funk”有令人沮丧或泄气的意思。所以，以上例句的意思是“对于和迈克尔明天举行的网球淘汰赛，彼得显得十分担忧。”
与此相关的短语有“In a snit”，In a snit 是“担忧” ( worried ) 与“不安” ( upset ) 的意思，如：Anderson was in a snit when she lost her kitten.当安德森的小猫咪不见了的时候，她显得十分不安。