plaintive

英 [ˈpleɪntɪv]

美 [ˈpleɪntɪv]

adj.  (声音)悲伤的，哀怨的

IELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.20476 / COCA.19048

牛津词典

adj.

• （声音）悲伤的，哀怨的
  sounding sad, especially in a weak complaining way
  1. a plaintive cry/voice
     凄楚的哭泣 / 声音

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 悲伤的；哀怨的
  Aplaintivesound or voice sounds sad.
  1. They lay on the firm sands, listening to the plaintive cry of the seagulls...
     他们躺在硬实的沙地上，听着海鸥的哀鸣。
  2. Her voice was small and plaintive.
     她的声音微弱而哀伤。

英英释义

adj

• expressing sorrow
  Synonym:mournful

双语例句

• She had a plaintive way of saying," When Papa was rich we did so-and-so," which was very touching, and her long words were considered'perfectly elegant'by the girls.
  她说“爸爸有钱的那个时候我们如何如何”这句话时，悲哀婉转，令人感动，她拖长了的发音也被姑娘们视为“绝顶优雅”。
• I heard a plaintive cry.
  我听到一声悲伤的哭泣。
• There was a plaintive cry from a crushed passenger in the rear of the bus.
  车厢后部有个被挤得受不了的乘客哀求起来。
• The common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing.
  欧洲普通的野鸽，以其哀怨的叫声闻名。
• He concluded his plaintive melody, a very simple performance, demanding no great skill;
  他弹完了忧郁的旋律，他的弹奏非常简单，也不需要很大的技巧；
• Baoyu could see no merit in these disjointed and cryptic songs, but the plaintive music intoxicated his senses.
  宝玉听了此曲，散漫无稽，不见得好处，但其声韵凄惋，竟能销魂醉魄。
• Years is a song, a plaintive, the songs, there is no one at the beginning and end of the song.
  岁月是一首歌，一首哀怨、凄婉的歌，一首没有开头和结尾的歌。
• Oh! Years ago, said she, in a voice unlike her usual tones, so plaintive was it, and so soft.
  唉！许多年以前，她说话的声音变得那么悲哀，那么柔和，跟平时的嗓音完全不同了。
• Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
  观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
• Regardless cold wind array and the cold rain is plaintive, I also hear my warm heart sounds clearly sincere beating.
  无论寒风阵阵冷雨凄切，我也分明听到我温暖的心音真挚如初。