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单词 woeful
释义
woeful
adjective
uk
/ˈwəʊ.fəl/us
/ˈwoʊ.fəl/

woefuladjective(BAD)

verybador (of something verybadorunpleasant) verylargeorextreme:
极坏的，极糟糕的
The team's woefulrecordconsists of sixdefeatsin sevengames.这个队非常糟糕的记录是7场比赛中有6场败北。
Theydisplayedwoefulignoranceof thesafetyrules.他们对安全条例表现出极端的无知。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Serious and unpleasant
  • abominable
  • abominably
  • abysmal
  • abysmally
  • apocalyptic
  • fiendish
  • fraught
  • frightful
  • from hellidiom
  • fun
  • nasty
  • nightmarish
  • nightmarishly
  • noisome
  • not be all fun and gamesidiom
  • unutterable
  • vile
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
  • yucky
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woefuladjective(SAD)

formal
extremelysad:
极为悲哀的，极为悲伤的
She waslookingvery woeful, with hereyesredandswollen.她的眼睛又红又肿，看起来十分悲伤。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Feeling sad and unhappy
  • a dog's lifeidiom
  • a long faceidiom
  • angsty
  • be cut upidiom
  • be down in the mouthidiom
  • be in a funkidiom
  • be in bitsidiom
  • distraught
  • distressed
  • dog
  • doleful
  • lovelorn
  • lovesick
  • low-spirited
  • lugubrious
  • wistful
  • wistfully
  • woe
  • woe is meidiom
  • woebegone
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(Definition ofwoefulfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

woeful| American Dictionary

woeful
adjective
us
/ˈwoʊ·fəl/
verybad, or (of somethingbad) verygreatorextreme:
Theydisplayeda woefulignoranceof thesafetyrules.
(Definition ofwoefulfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwoeful

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As she wrote, she erupted in littlewoefulexclamations.
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I could embark upon a whole host ofwoefuleconomic prophecies for the future.
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The record of councils across the country in licensing anything iswoeful.
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There is awoefullack of science teachers in secondary schools.
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During the past year, several reports have shown awoefullack of ability to clarify and quantify objectives.
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There is awoefulshortfall in officer recruiting as well.
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Yesterday highlighted awoefuldeficiency in the legislative process, and everything suggests that in the coming week we will be subjected to a similar situation.
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I fear that over the years there has been awoefullack of leadership, particularly for our youth and athletes.
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There seems to be awoefullack of information about this.
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Investment would provide a start to recovery in the construction industry, which is in awoefulstate.
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Awoefultale was brought to my attention recently.
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He showed awoefulignorance of the history of the railway system and the railway industry.
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Why was there suchwoefulpreparation and why is there such inadequate funding?
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The problem was that in that force area there was awoefullack of local authority secure accommodation where the children could be put.
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Thewoefulinadequacy of such forecasts in the past is the cause of many of our current problems.
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