woeful
英 [ˈwəʊfl]
美 [ˈwoʊfl]
adj. 糟糕的; 严重的; 不合意的; 悲惨的; 忧伤的
Collins.1 / BNC.33971 / COCA.23845
牛津词典
adj.
- 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。
- She displayed a woeful ignorance of the rules.
- 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
- a woeful face
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (人或事物)悲惨的,忧伤的,哀伤的
If someone or something iswoeful, they are very sad.- ...a woeful ballad.
忧伤的情歌
- ...a woeful ballad.
- ADJ-GRADED 恶劣的;糟糕的;不合意的
You can usewoefulto 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。 - ...the woeful state of the economy.
糟糕的经济状况
- Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance.
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - A woeful hostess brooks not merry guests.
心情凄苦的女主人,受不了欢娱的宾客; - Still, the lack of respect shown by his classmates did not hinder mike from persisting with telling his woeful tales.
但是,他的同学对他不够尊重这个事实并没有阻止迈克坚持讲他悲哀的故事。 - 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。 - Torres says he found it hard to handle the huge setbacks of his repeated injury problems and Liverpool's woeful campaign.
托雷斯说道,处理他个人如此巨大的挫折以及反反复复的伤病非常困难,而利物浦俱乐部的糟糕战绩也同样棘手。 - 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。 - 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。 - He sat there with a woeful expression.
他坐在那里,表情忧伤。