woeful
英 [ˈwəʊfl] 美 [ˈwoʊfl]

adj.

悲哀的；悲惨的；不幸的；

英英释义

woeful[ 'wəuful ]

• adj.
  • affected by or full of grief or woe

    同义词：woebegone

  • of very poor quality or condition

    "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"

    同义词：deplorableexecrablemiserablewretched

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. His woeful eyes betrayed his feeling.
   他忧伤的眼神泄露了他的心情。
2. Woeful souls are wailing in an abysmal pond.
   悲伤的灵魂在无底的深潭里嚎啕。
3. The woeful news grieved the nation.
   这悲惨的消息使举国悲痛。
4. Nearly every business has a woeful tale to tell.
   几乎所有的行业都有苦衷。
5. 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。

权威例句

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Dr Watson's woeful words—and two missed opportunities
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The Economics of Caste and of the Rat Race and Other Woeful Tales
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The misrepresentation of Assessment for Learning – and the woeful waste of a wonderful opportunity
An economic theorist's book of tales: The economics of caste and of the rat race and other woeful tales