单词:woeful
音标:['wәuful] ;
柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 悲伤的, 悲哀的
s affected by or full of grief or woe
s of very poor quality or condition
s of very poor quality or condition
词性分布:
woeful的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- His woeful eyes betrayed his feeling.他忧伤的眼神泄露了他的心情。
- Woeful souls are wailing in an abysmal pond.悲伤的灵魂在无底的深潭里嚎啕。
- The woeful news grieved the nation.这悲惨的消息使举国悲痛。
- Nearly every business has a woeful tale to tell.几乎所有的行业都有苦衷。
- 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。
词汇搭配
- Wilful waste makes woeful want.任意浪费必然招致可悲...
经典引文
Be sure that woeful father wept.
出自:E. ArnoldLizzie..was..a distraction, with her woeful face and her grubby tracksuit.
出自:A. Brookner
【近义词】
- wretched可怜的
- miserable痛苦的
- afflictive给人痛苦的
- funereal适合葬礼的
- accursed可憎的
- unhappy不快乐的
- doleful悲哀的
- sad悲哀的
- sorrowful悲伤的
- mournful悲恸的
- distressing使人痛苦的
- traumatic创伤的
- harrowing悲痛的
- tragic悲剧的
- unpleasant使人不愉快的...
- depressing令人沮丧的
- pathetic可怜的
- pitiful慈悲的
- regrettable可叹的
- bad坏的
- inadequate不适当的
- deplorable应受谴责的
- execrable恶劣的
- woebegone忧愁的