プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
めげる【めげる】
1 〔ひるむ，気力をくじかれる〕
- 苦労にめげず少年は立派に育った
Not beaten [discouraged] by hardships, the boy grew into a fine young man. - 年にはめげない
I refuse to surrender to age. - 寒さにめげずに木々は春の到来を待っている
Undaunted by the cold, the trees are waiting for the coming of spring.
2 〔しょげる〕
- ガールフレンドが冷たくなって彼は最近めげている
((口)) He's been down in the dumps lately because his girlfriend has turned cold.