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

• Woeful reality for independent women who can do VERY WELL without the trouble.
  独立的女人可以自己生活的很好，不需要面对这样恶心的现实。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A woeful hostess brooks not merry guests.
  心情凄苦的女主人，受不了欢娱的宾客；
• They displayed woeful ignorance of the safety rules.
  他们对安全条例表现出可悲的无知。