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

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。
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。
Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance.
这样的态度是极度无知造成的。
He sat there with a woeful expression.
他坐在那里，表情忧伤。
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。
Rising inequality, corruption and woeful inadequacies in the education and health systems have emboldened some leftwing critics of the reform process.
不平等程度加深、腐败现象，以及教育和医疗体系的不完善，增强了那些对改革进程持批评态度的左翼人士的勇气。
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。
They are intensely worried about America's past sins and its current woeful image in the world.
他们非常担心美国过去的罪孽和它现在在世界上的可悲形象。
Every day brings a barrage of woeful economic news.
每天都会出现一连串令人担忧的经济新闻。
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。