woeful
英 ['wəʊfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美['wofl]
- adj. 悲哀的；悲惨的；遗憾的；不幸的
词态变化
副词: woefully;
英英释意
- 1. affected by or full of grief or woe;
- "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
- 2. of very poor quality or condition;
- "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"
- "woeful treatment of the accused"
- "woeful errors of judgment"
英文词源
- woeful (adj.)
- early 14c., "afflicted with sorrow," from woe + -ful. Weakened sense of "very bad" recorded by 1610s. Related: Woefully; woefulness.
实用场景例句
- She displayed a woeful ignorance of the rules.
- 她对这些条例表现出可悲的无知。
牛津词典
- a woeful face
- 忧伤的面孔
牛津词典
- woeful tales of broken romances
- 破裂爱情的悲惨故事
牛津词典
- ...a woeful ballad.
- 忧伤的情歌
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance.
- 这样的态度是极度无知造成的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the woeful state of the economy.
- 糟糕的经济状况
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Stroeve gave me a look with his woeful eyes.
- 施特略夫用他那对愁苦的眼睛瞪了我一眼.
辞典例句
- Forlorn and woeful the old capital lay in gray morning light as we entered.
- 当我们进入南京的时候,这古老的京城正孤独地,忧郁地躺在灰色的晨曦中.
辞典例句
- The next government must deal with a woeful inheritance of vaulting public debt.
- 下一届政府必须解决一个难缠的历史遗留问题—跳过公债这个门槛.
期刊摘选
- Willful waste makes woeful want.
- 今日不节约,明日即缺之.
期刊摘选
- We can't have a light heart if our minds woeful cauldron of fear and ambition.
- 如果我们的头脑充满恐惧与野心,我们就无法拥有快乐的心.
期刊摘选
- I despise woeful women. Once a woman is woeful, she deserves suspicion.
- 我讨厌可怜的女人, 女人一可怜就值得怀疑.
期刊摘选
- His work displays a woeful lack of imagination.
- 他的作品令人遗憾地显示出缺乏想像力.
辞典例句
- Ah Liu suddenly entered with a woeful look and asked for a tip.
- 阿刘忽然进来,哭丧着脸向他讨小费.
汉英文学 - 围城
- The New Orleans Saints, a perennially woeful football team a run at the Super Bowl championship.
- 纽奥良圣徒队──一支长期不被人看好的橄榄球队,竟然跻身国家联盟的超级杯冠军赛.
期刊摘选
- Officials in that town take bribes openly , while the masses are leading a woeful life.
- 那个小镇上官员贿赂公行, 老百姓生活苦不堪言.
期刊摘选
- Ms Palin has disqualified herself from that responsibility by showing a woeful grasp of policy.
- 帕琳女士对政策把握的不得法证明她并不称职.
期刊摘选
- Wilful waste makes woeful want.
- 挥霍致贪.
期刊摘选
- In truth, Labour did not ignore problems such as drugs and woeful schooling.
- 说实话, 工党并没有对毒品和可悲的教育等问题置之不理.
期刊摘选
- Woeful souls are wailing in an abysmal pond.
- 悲伤的灵魂在无底的深潭里哭泣.
期刊摘选
- His woeful eyes betrayed his feeling.
- 他忧伤的眼神泄露了他的心情.
期刊摘选
- The woeful news grieved the nation.
- 这悲惨的消息使举国悲痛.
期刊摘选
- She displayed a woeful ignorance of the rules.
- 她对这些条例表现出可悲的无知。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance.
- 这样的态度是极度无知造成的。
柯林斯例句