woeful

英 [ˈwəʊfl]

美 [ˈwoʊfl]

adj. 糟糕的; 严重的; 不合意的; 悲惨的; 忧伤的

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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
1. She displayed a woeful ignorance of the rules.
  她对这些条例表现出可悲的无知。
悲惨的；忧伤的
very sad
1. a woeful face
  忧伤的面孔
2. woeful tales of broken romances
  破裂爱情的悲惨故事

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.
1. ...a woeful ballad.
  忧伤的情歌
ADJ-GRADED 恶劣的;糟糕的;不合意的
You can usewoefulto emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable.
1. Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance.
  这样的态度是极度无知造成的。
2. ...the woeful state of the economy.
  糟糕的经济状况

双语例句

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。
This betrays a woeful lack of full understanding of the correlation among social programs, democracy, equity and economic growth, and of enough em.
这说明社会项目与经济增长之间复杂的相互作用的关系在我国还没有得到充分的认识，并进而在经济社会发展中得到足够的重视。
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。
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。
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。
Woeful souls are wailing in an abysmal pond.
悲伤的灵魂在无底的深潭里嚎啕。
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。
A woeful hostess brooks not merry guests.
心情凄苦的女主人，受不了欢娱的宾客；
After all, the eurozone ( like Japan before it) is hovering near deflation, marred by a woeful lack of demand and fragmented political structures that seem unable to promote rapid structural reform.
毕竟，欧元区（像之前的日本那样）在通缩的边缘徘徊，还受到两个问题的掣肘：需求严重短缺，以及似乎无法推进快速结构性改革的各自为政的政治结构。
He sat there with a woeful expression.
他坐在那里，表情忧伤。