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单词 ruefully
释义
ruefully
adverb
literary
uk
/ˈruː.fəl.i/us
/ˈruː.fəl.i/
in a way thatshowsthat you arefeelingsorryandwishingthat something had nothappened:
懊悔地；后悔地；悔恨地
"Iwishwe'dstartedsixmonthsearlier," he said ruefully.“我们要是能早六个月开始就好了，”他伤心地说。
Sheshookherheadandsmiledruefully.她摇摇头，苦涩地笑了笑。
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  • Pat ruefullyadmittedthat she was toblame.
  • Hespokeruefully of what hedescribedas hiswastedlife.
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(Definition ofruefullyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofruefully

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Indeed, is this not what she herself is likelyruefullyto admit?
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He used to tell meruefullythat he had never knowingly hit a single aeroplane.
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She spokeruefullyof their solicitousness.
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One also thinksruefullyabout the contradictions in the broadcast media.
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However,"— it goes onruefully— "the supply of students from particular countries may suddenly dry up.
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I was grinningruefullybecause of the time factor here.
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The public mayruefullyreflect on the fact that they are paying this generous tax bill for public services which have sharply reduced in quality.
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I must confess a littleruefullystraightaway that without my sitting behind him he seemed to do just as well as ever.
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Speculators are now speculatingruefullyon a bad year.
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Certainly not the disappointed owner,ruefullycomparing his offer with his own assessment of the value of his home.
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Historyruefullyrecords that states are no more moral than individuals' actions.
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Certainly it will not be the disappointed owner whoruefullycompares his offer from the valuation officer with his own assessment of the value of his home.
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As civil servants, their rates of pay, as they willruefullydisclose, do not match those of their brothers in the drugs squads in the police units.
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It is customary in these circumstances, when weruefullyrecognise this fact, to turn first upon the draftsmen when we are confronted with the incomprehensible or even, sometimes the unreadable.
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I also recallruefullythat on such an important subject it was particularly difficult to abide by the convention of impartiality normally observed on such occasions.
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