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

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。
His woeful eyes betrayed his feeling.
他忧伤的眼神泄露了他的心情。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。