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

They look worth a bet at odds against and are much the most likely to deliver from these two considering Boro's woeful form which has seen them win just once in18 league matches.
他们期待着值得一赌，他们是最有可能去传递从这两个考虑米德尔斯堡的惨况的形式，他们只在18场比赛中赢了一场。
This ignorance has led to some woeful choices.
由于这种无知而作出了一些很糟糕的选择。
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
至于我，那跟从你作牧人的职分，我并没有急忙离弃，也没有想那灾殃的日子。这是你知道的。
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。
Woeful souls are wailing in an abysmal pond.
悲伤的灵魂在无底的深潭里嚎啕。
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。
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。
He sat there with a woeful expression.
他坐在那里，表情忧伤。
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。
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。