"his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"
"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"
"woeful treatment of the accused"
"woeful errors of judgment"
1.(人或事物)悲惨的,忧伤的,哀伤的
If someone or something iswoeful, they are very sad.
e.g. ...awoeful ballad.
忧伤的情歌
2.恶劣的;糟糕的;不合意的
You can usewoeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable.
e.g. Such attitudes are the product ofwoeful ignorance.
这样的态度是极度无知造成的。
e.g. ...thewoeful state of the economy.
糟糕的经济状况
1. 悲伤的:woebegone 愁眉苦脸的 |woeful 悲伤的 |woefully 悲伤地
2. 悲惨的:outrageous残暴的 |woeful悲惨的 | repulsive令人厌恶的
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3. 悲痛的:woe 悲痛 |woeful 悲痛的 | wolf 狼
4. 悲伤地:indolent a. 懒惰的 |woeful, sorrowful, distressing, heartbroken, mirthless悲伤地 | panoramic view of ..adj. 全景的
Be sure that woeful father wept.
出自:E. ArnoldLizzie..was..a distraction, with her woeful face and her grubby tracksuit.
出自:A. Brookner