doleful

英 [ˈdəʊlfl]

美 [ˈdoʊlfl]

adj.  忧郁的; 悲伤的

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BNC.23935 / COCA.29302

牛津词典

adj.

• 忧郁的；悲伤的
  very sad
  1. a doleful expression/face/song
     忧郁的表情；愁苦的脸；令人悲伤的歌
  2. a doleful looking man
     哭丧着脸的男人

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (表情、声音等)悲伤的，忧郁的
  Adolefulexpression, manner, or voice is depressing and miserable.
  1. He gave me a long, doleful look.
     他眼神悲伤地久久望着我。

英英释义

adj

• filled with or evoking sadness
  1. the child's doleful expression
  2. stared with mournful eyes
  3. mournful news
  Synonym:mournful

双语例句

• Eventually, I choose to be lonely in this doleful world.
  所以我选择了一直自己赶路，在这寂寞的世界里！
• This week, the unresolved dispute reached its doleful climax.
  本周，久拖不决的争执达到了令人沮丧的顶峰。
• Without the illuminate of sunshine, the world will be how doleful cold and cheerless.
  没有阳光的照射，世界将是多么的寂寞冷清。
• The dog looked at me with a doleful expression.
  那只狗看着我，满脸悲哀。
• The child's doleful expression; stared with mournful eyes; mournful news.
  孩子悲哀的表情；用悲哀的神情凝视；令人悲哀的消息。
• Then the mouse came out of her jam pot, and Benjamin took the paper bag off his head, and they told the doleful tale.
  然后那鼠从她的果酱罐出了来，接著本杰明从头上取下了纸袋，之后他们说出了那个令人伤心的故事。
• Other game manufacturer is unwilling also and doleful.
  其它游戏厂商也不甘寂寞。
• The doleful silence was broken at length by the sound of the kitchen latch: Heathcliff had returned from his watch earlier than usual; owing, I suppose, to the sudden storm.
  终于这场阴惨惨的沉寂被厨房门闩的响声打破了：希刺克厉夫守夜回来了，比平时早一点；我猜，是由于这场突来的风雪的缘故。
• Having read the mail you sent me yesterday, I felt more than affected as well as doleful.
  看了你昨天发给我的长长的邮件，我感到无比的感动，同时也感到很忧伤。
• I once thought, in a doleful night.
  我曾经想过在寂寞的夜里；