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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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

• Given its debt, its budget and current account deficits and its woeful lack of competitiveness, Greece cannot escape the debt trap.
  考虑到希腊的债务、预算与经常账户赤字和竞争力的极度低下，该国根本无力摆脱债务陷阱。
• 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。
• The woeful state of the economy, he said, is "a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some".
  他说，美国糟糕的经济形势是“由于某些人的贪婪和不负责任而导致的”。
• 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。
• A woeful hostess brooks not merry guests.
  心情凄苦的女主人，受不了欢娱的宾客；
• They are intensely worried about America's past sins and its current woeful image in the world.
  他们非常担心美国过去的罪孽和它现在在世界上的可悲形象。
• Rising inequality, corruption and woeful inadequacies in the education and health systems have emboldened some leftwing critics of the reform process.
  不平等程度加深、腐败现象，以及教育和医疗体系的不完善，增强了那些对改革进程持批评态度的左翼人士的勇气。
• Stroeve gave me a look with his woeful eyes.
  施特略夫用他那对愁苦的眼睛瞪了我一眼。
• He said conditions in the jail where he was held briefly after his arrest last week had been woeful.
  他形容上周自己被捕后所处的关押场所的条件相当恶劣。
• Many Brazilians are angered about the billions being spent on the tournament, saying the money should have gone to improving Brazil's woeful public services.
  许多巴西人对于竞技比赛上花费的大量资金感到愤怒，他们称这些钱本应该被用来改善巴西糟糕的公共服务。