英 [ˈwəʊfl] 美 [ˈwoʊfl]
adj. 悲哀的；悲惨的；遗憾的；不幸的
woeful /ˈwəʊfəl/ TEM8
形容词 If someone or something is woeful, they are very sad. 悲伤的
...a woeful ballad.
…一支悲伤的歌谣。
副词 悲伤地
He said woefully: "I love my country, but it does not give a damn about me."
他悲伤地说：“我爱我的国家，但是它压根就不在乎我。”
形容词 You can use woeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable. 糟糕透顶的
...the woeful state of the economy.
…这种糟糕透顶的经济状况。
副词 糟糕透顶地
Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate.
艺术上的公共支出严重不足。
affected by or full of grief or woe
同义词： woebegone
of very poor quality or condition
woeful treatment of the accused ; woeful errors of judgment
同义词： deplorable / execrable / miserable / wretched
... wizen 凋谢的，枯萎的 woeful 悲伤的，悲哀的 woodcutter 木板雕刻师 ...
... laborious勤劳的 woeful悲惨的、遗憾的 crook弯曲、欺骗 ...
... foe ['fəu] n. 敌人；反对者；危害物 woeful 悲痛的 grief 悲哀 ...
... 不幸的噍类 unhappy mortals 非常不幸的 woeful 一对不幸的恋人 a pair of star-crossed lovers ...
She displayed a woeful ignorance of the rules.
她对这些条例表现出可悲的无知。
Thy foolish reading hath wrought its woeful work at last, and ta'en thy wit away.
你傻乎乎地读书，最终造成了你的不幸，弄得你发疯了。
Its infrastructure is in woeful shape.
它的基础设施糟糕透顶。
Weep no more, woeful Shepherds weep no more For Lycidas your sorrow is not dead, Sunk though he be beneath the wat'ry floor, So sinks the day-star in the Ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head.
诗歌大意：，悲伤的牧羊人们不要再哭泣,利西亚斯并没有死去，虽然他被海水吞没，启明星也会沉入海底，不久便会修复他疲惫的头颅。
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The '27 Yankees rolled up their impressive win total by beating the woeful St.
However, a series of woeful performances in friendlies would suggest the team is not improving.
Almost a quarter of federal loan dollars go to their students, despite their woeful default rates.
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