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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Woeful souls are wailing in an abysmal pond.
  悲伤的灵魂在无底的深潭里嚎啕。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；