| 单词 | rueful |
| 释义 | rueful adjective literaryuk/ˈruː.fəl/us/ˈruː.fəl/feelingsorryandwishingthat something had nothappened: 懊悔的；后悔的；悔恨的Heturnedaway with a ruefullaugh.他懊悔地苦笑着把脸转向一旁。 Synonyms contriteformal remorsefulformal Sadness and regret
Examplesofruefulrueful Perhaps other interviewees, mixed withruefulchuckles of those who simply identify with the speaker's disenchantment. From theCambridge English Corpus Hence, theruefulregret often expressed by policy professionals that many people in poor communities lack confidence, that is, confidence comparable to those used to exercising personal and collective power. From theCambridge English Corpus Councillors make that admission with aruefullaugh. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I can well understand the somewhatruefulcomments which have been made this afternoon about the volume of paper involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This particular provision goes far beyond that and creates a situation where solicitors will be veryruefulabout acting in this sort of case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be to them a veryruefulreflection that they are the victims of clearing up a tax anomaly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I can see from theruefulsmile on his face that he does not really believe that, but he made a good point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was quite prepared to work within the economic boundaries being set, and of course he had aruefulexperience upon which to draw. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That was aruefulday for this country, because once such a power is abandoned it is hard to regain it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Several of us have hadruefulexperience of that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 With aruefulsmile he said it would come, but he was quite satisfied, with his reasonable attitude, that he would be able to meet it when it came. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Aruefulstory is told in our profession of one gentleman who, after two-and-a-half years, approached the boss and asked whether he could have a salary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The poet is not just someruefulrou, but something more complicated and human. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The closing line of the song and album, is also the album's title; the tone is neitherruefulnor celebratory as much as simply matter-of-fact. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He goes on to write that this somber, less-is-more approach could be effective were the ensemble plugged into the sameruefulsensibility. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.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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