| 单词 | plaintive |
| 释义 | plaintive adjective uk/ˈpleɪn.tɪv/us/ˈpleɪn.t̬ɪv/used todescribesomething thatsoundsslightlysad: 伤感的the plaintivesoundof thebagpipes悲凉的风笛声 "What about me?" came a plaintivevoice.“我怎么办？”一个忧伤的声音问道。 Synonym mournful Describing qualities of sound
plaintive| American Dictionaryplaintive adjective us/ˈpleɪn·tɪv/(esp. of asound) having asadquality: Ilovethe plaintivesoundof thebagpipes. Examplesofplaintiveplaintive The lyrics are mildlyplaintivelove poems and the music does not so much excite passion as entertain soothingly. From theCambridge English Corpus It weaves a delicate melodic tracery with whole-tone scales over a sustained backdrop, with hints of shepherd pipes,plaintivecantillation phrases and fragmentary dance rhythms. From theCambridge English Corpus One dog that died had been: uttering hisplaintivehowls on the march, a thing one never hears a dog do while working. From theCambridge English Corpus Combining with this virtual sound-world, the trio's main contribution, apart fromplaintivefolk-like music at the opening and in a few other key passages, was ostinato-based obbligato work. From theCambridge English Corpus As has been stated, we have heard many times the ratherplaintivecries about the benefits to be won by competition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has madeplaintiveexcuses for the economic necessity of their actions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps, we shall come to someplaintivelittle tune on the flutes as a finale, and then perhaps hear no more of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I call it aplaintivebleat because in some degree it is hypocritical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It isplaintivebecause it cannot get on the network as frequently as it would wish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One is doing good by spending has been theplaintivecry of the bankrupt down the ages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we can dismiss the ratherplaintiveargument that the common agricultural policy is somehow a good thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was almostplaintivein the apology he made for his present policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not term the representations asplaintive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So why is it that we hear theplaintivecries of chambers of commerce and employers' organisations throughout the land that the employee is over-protected? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Parts of his speech were of a very pleasant, ratherplaintivekind of candour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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