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单词 plaintively
释义
plaintively
adverb
uk
/ˈpleɪn.tɪv.li/us
/ˈpleɪn.t̬ɪv.li/
in a way thatsoundsslightlysad:
伤感地
"I'vebrokenmyglasses," he said plaintively.“我的眼镜摔坏了，”他哀伤地说。
Helooksup plaintively andtriestoexplain.他哀怨地抬起头，试图解释。
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plaintive
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  • "Imissmykids," he said plaintively.
  • Thesicktoddlerspentalldayat a daycarecenterplaintivelycallingfor hismommy.
  • ShesingsatraditionalIrishsongso plaintively that theyfallsilent.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Describing qualities of sound
  • audibly
  • chuff
  • clomp
  • consonance
  • crackly
  • easy on the eye/earidiom
  • euphonious
  • fullness
  • mellifluous
  • melodic
  • plaintiveness
  • plangent
  • pure
  • raucously
  • raucousness
  • rhythmic
  • sizzling
  • timbre
  • tinny
  • tuneless
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(Definition ofplaintivelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplaintively

plaintively
Furthermore, the way in which lyrics are sung - sarcastically,plaintively, etc. - may belie the words on the page.
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He asksplaintivelywhat can be done to avoid faulty males.
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It then notes ratherplaintivelythat so far there seems inadequate support for the unitary solution.
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I go through this boring compendiumplaintivelyin the hope that these references to the had old days can be scotched once and for all.
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I give her one assurance which she asked for, ratherplaintively.
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I have seen some advertisingplaintivelyasking us to use the postcodes.
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I ask somewhatplaintivelywhy they may not also accumulate their investment income to build up their reserve fund.
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They did so largely because they wished to introduce commercial radio, which they nowplaintivelyask us not merely to keep and sustain but to expand.
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Here we are back again in the midst of preparations for another conflict and statesmen areplaintivelytelling us that only in a multitude of armaments shall we find peace.
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Why have we always to be in this position ofplaintivelyappealing to the governing classes of this country for higher standards of life for the people?
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I am boundplaintivelyto ask why.
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In the second part, the fellow wants to sleep, and in his dreamy state can not find his tune: finally, heplaintivelyturns back.
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The kazoo (very unusual in rock music) thatplaintivelysings throughout the song even has a scat quality.
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Then sheplaintivelyasks if she can open the package.
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Then we entered the car, he looked at meplaintively, without lowering his eyes...
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