woeful
形容词
1. 悲惨的;悲伤的
英[ˈwəʊf(ə)l] 美[ˈwoʊfəl]
- The refugees told woeful tales of their escape from the war.
难民们讲述了他们从战争中逃脱的悲惨故事。 - She wore a woeful expression as she left the hospital.
她离开医院时脸上带着悲伤的表情。
2. 糟糕的;糟透的
英[ˈwəʊf(ə)l] 美[ˈwoʊfəl]
- The team delivered a woeful performance in yesterday's match.
这个团队在昨天的比赛中表现糟透了。 - Despite his best efforts, his grades remained woeful.
尽管他努力了,但他的成绩仍然糟糕。
名词
1. 悲伤;悲痛
英[ˈwəʊf(ə)l] 美[ˈwoʊfəl]
- She couldn't hide her woeful any longer and burst into tears.
她再也无法掩饰自己的悲痛,泪水夺眶而出。 - His death brought woeful to all who knew him.
他的去世给所有认识他的人带来了悲伤。
词语辨析
“woeful”和“woebegone”都可以表示悲伤、悲痛的含义,但“woeful”更常用于形容人或事物的糟糕或糟透的状态,而“woebegone”则更多用于形容人的憔悴和悲伤的外表。
词汇扩充
1. woefully (副词)
- The team performed woefully in the championship.
这个团队在锦标赛中的表现糟透了。 - She was woefully unprepared for the exam.
她对考试准备得太差。
2. woefulness (名词)
- The woefulness of the situation was evident in their faces.
他们的脸上显露出了形势的悲惨。 - He couldn't hide the woefulness in his voice.
他无法掩饰出声的悲伤。
近义词
- sad: 悲伤的
- miserable: 痛苦的
- pitiful: 可怜的
- dismal: 阴沉的
反义词
- joyful: 快乐的
- cheerful: 高兴的
- delightful: 令人愉快的
柯林斯词典
woeful (adj.)
1. expressing sorrow or misery; mournful
2. of very inferior quality; bad
3. full of woe; sad
牛津词典
woeful (adj.)
1. characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery
2. very bad; deplorable
用法
1. "woeful"是一个形容词,用来形容悲伤、痛苦或糟糕的事物。
2. "woeful"可以修饰人、行为、表情、情绪、状态等。
3. "woeful"可用于正式和非正式场合。
例句
- The refugees told woeful tales of their escape from the war.
难民们讲述了他们从战争中逃脱的悲惨故事。 - She wore a woeful expression as she left the hospital.
她离开医院时脸上带着悲伤的表情。 - The team delivered a woeful performance in yesterday's match.
这个团队在昨天的比赛中表现糟透了。 - Despite his best efforts, his grades remained woeful.
尽管他努力了,但他的成绩仍然糟糕。 - She couldn't hide her woeful any longer and burst into tears.
她再也无法掩饰自己的悲痛,泪水夺眶而出。 - His death brought woeful to all who knew him.
他的去世给所有认识他的人带来了悲伤。 - The woeful state of the economy was evident in the high unemployment rate.
经济的糟糕状态在高失业率中表现得很明显。 - She stared out the window with a woeful expression on her face.
她脸上带着悲伤的表情望着窗外。 - The team's woeful performance disappointed their fans.
团队糟糕的表现让球迷们失望。 - He felt woeful after receiving the bad news.
收到坏消息后,他感到很悲伤。 - Her woefulness was evident in her tear-stained cheeks.
她泪水洗去后脸颊上的悲伤显而易见。 - They sang a woeful song about lost love.
他们唱了一首关于失去爱情的悲伤歌曲。 - The woeful state of the education system needs to be addressed.
教育系统的糟糕状况需要得到解决。 - He made a woeful attempt at playing the piano.
他对弹钢琴的尝试糟透了。 - The movie received woeful reviews from critics.
这部电影受到了评论家的糟糕评价。 - She had a woeful expression on her face as she recounted her tragic story.
她讲述她悲惨故事时脸上带着悲伤的表情。 - The woeful conditions of the orphanage were heartbreaking.
孤儿院的糟糕条件令人心碎。 - His woeful lack of preparation was evident during the exam.
他显然没有做好充分的准备,这在考试中显而易见。 - The team's woeful performance led to their defeat.
团队糟糕的表现导致了他们的失败。 - She looked woefully at the broken vase on the floor.
她悲伤地看着地上摔碎的花瓶。 - The woeful state of the environment is a global concern.
环境的糟糕状态是全球关注的问题。