woeful 详细解释

woeful

['wəufəl]

adj.悲伤的, 悲哀的, 不幸的

a.

1. 悲哀的, 悲伤的; 悲惨的

a woeful face

一副悲伤的面容

2. 不幸的; 令人遗憾的; 可悲的

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。

词形变化

副词: woefully | 名词: woefulness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

wretched  miserable  accursed  funereal  afflictive  

英英释义

形容词 woeful:

affected by or full of grief or woe- George du Maurier

同义词：woebegone

of very poor quality or condition

同义词：deplorable, execrable, miserable, wretched

补充

woefulwoeful英:[ˈwəuful] 美:[ˈwofəl]adj.1.悲哀的, 忧愁的; 可怜的; 可悲的2.(坏事情)糟糕透顶的; 非常不幸的

例句

1. her face was woeful.她神情悲伤。 2. the remark was enough to establish his woeful ignorance about the theatre.那评论足够证实他对戏剧的无知到了可悲的地步。 3. [as submodifier]the police response was woefully inadequate.可悲的是，警方的反应不够积极。 4. a woeful story悲惨的故事 5. The puppy had woeful eyes.这只小狗有一双忧伤的眼睛。 6. The student's grades were woeful.这名学生的成绩真糟糕。 7. He was a woeful [=pitiful] excuse for a father.他是个糟糕的父亲。 8. The teachers are woefully underpaid.这些教师的收入严重偏低。

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