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woeful

美 [ˈwoʊfl]英 [ˈwəʊfl]
  • adj.糟糕的;严重的;悲惨的;忧伤的;不合意的

派生词: woefully adv.

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adj.

1

糟糕的;严重的;不合意的
very bad or serious; that you disapprove of

She displayed a woeful ignorance of the rules.

她对这些条例表现出可悲的无知。

2

悲惨的;忧伤的
very sad

a woeful face

忧伤的面孔

woeful tales of broken romances

破裂爱情的悲惨故事

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woeful

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED (人或事物)悲惨的,忧伤的,哀伤的
    If someone or something is woeful, they are very sad.

    ...a woeful ballad.

    忧伤的情歌

  • He said woefully: 'I love my country, but it does not give a damn about me.'

    他哀伤地说道:“我爱我的祖国,但祖国并不爱我。”

  • 3
    ADJ-GRADED 恶劣的;糟糕的;不合意的
    You can use woeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable.

    Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance.

    这样的态度是极度无知造成的。

  • Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate...

    艺术方面的公共支出严重不足。

adj

1
affected by or full of grief or woe
his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurie
Synonym: woebegone
2
of very poor quality or condition
deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
woeful treatment of the accused
woeful errors of judgment
Synonym: deplorable execrable miserable wretched

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  1. This ignorance has led to some woeful choices .

    由于这种无知而作出了一些很糟糕的选择。

  2. Similarly , though ambition continues to run ahead of reality , India has become serious about improving its woeful infrastructure .

    同样,尽管梦想仍超出了现实,但印度已开始认真考虑改善该国糟糕的基础设施问题。

  3. She displayed a woeful ignorance of the rules .

    她对这些条例表现出可悲的无知。

  4. Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance .

    这样的态度是极度无知造成的。

  5. Too many children are still out of school and many government schools are woeful .

    大量儿童仍然无学可上,很多公立学校的条件也非常恶劣。

  6. Woeful reality for independent women who can do VERY WELL without the trouble .

    独立的女人可以自己生活的很好,不需要面对这样恶心的现实。

  7. Every day brings a barrage of woeful economic news .

    每天都会出现一连串令人担忧的经济新闻。

  8. Even with the apparent acceleration , however , job creation remains woeful .

    尽管出现了显著的加速上升,新增就业状况却相当悲惨。

  9. The woeful state of cyber security is , simply , a market failure .

    简单地说,网络安全的糟糕状态是市场失灵的表现。

  10. Unless taking effective measures to reverse this situation in time , TV drama part woeful .

    如果不能采取有效措施及时扭转这种局面,电视戏曲栏目前景堪忧。

  11. The library is closing due to a woeful lack of funding .

    图书馆由于资金严重不足,即将关闭。

  12. When I saw her woeful face , I knew she had bad news .

    看到她悲伤的面孔时,我就知道她有坏消息了。

  13. 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。

  14. Failure to keep pace in the fast-changing computer world can exact a woeful price .

    在计算机世界里跟不上急速变化的步伐就要付出可悲的代价。

  15. Still , the team 's woeful play in this stretch prompted tough decisions .

    虽然如此,球队这一段时间的惨状迫使他们必须做出某些艰难的决定。

  16. They displayed woeful ignorance of the safety rules .

    他们对安全条例表现出可悲的无知。

  17. But when she saw my woeful state ,

    但是她一看见我难过,

  18. 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。

  19. There was a lake with woeful water where there was a road you had walked .

    你在多年前走过的路面,现在满载忧伤的湖水。

  20. 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。

  21. They are intensely worried about America 's past sins and its current woeful image in the world .

    他们非常担心美国过去的罪孽和它现在在世界上的可悲形象。

  22. He sat there with a woeful expression .

    他坐在那里,表情忧伤。

  23. The dog gave a long woeful howl .

    狗发出长声哀叫。

  24. The Grass is Singing is actually a woeful song for the helpless Other .

    《野草在歌唱》实际上是为无助的他者谱写的一首悲惨的歌。

  25. 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。

  26. He said conditions in the jail where he was held briefly after his arrest last week had been woeful .

    他形容上周自己被捕后所处的关押场所的条件相当恶劣。

  27. But given the scale of the problem , rues Prof Kohlbacher , the levels of research are woeful .

    但科尔巴赫教授遗憾地表示,由于老龄化问题已经相当严峻,当前的研究水平还很低。

  28. China 's state-owned commercial bank finds itself in a woeful predicament , and its reform is beset with difficulties .

    中国国有商业银行身陷困局,改革困难重重。

  29. His woeful eyes betrayed his feeling .

    他忧伤的眼神泄露了他的心情。

  30. And then the lover , sighing like furnace , with a woeful ballad .

    跟着是情人,象锅炉般叹息,唱着忧伤的歌谣。