| 单词 | wistful |
| 释义 | wistful adjective uk/ˈwɪst.fəl/us/ˈwɪst.fəl/sadandthinkingabout something that isimpossibleor in the past: 伤感的；留恋的a wistfulsmile向往的微笑 Ithoughtabout thosedaysin Spain andgrewwistful.我想起了那些在西班牙的日子，思念之情油然而生。 Synonym pensive Feeling sad and unhappy
wistful| American Dictionarywistful adjective us/ˈwɪst·fəl/sadandthinkingabout something that isimpossibleor past: Shecasta wistfulglanceat thebridalgownsin thewindow. wistfullyadverbus/ˈwɪst·fə·li/ Shespokewistfully oftheirearlyyearstogether. Examplesofwistfulwistful When the tune finally emerges,wistfuland lyrical, it's like the embrace of an old friend. From theCambridge English Corpus Amid the wafting paragraphs of the finale, the music relaxes for a tellinglywistfulpassage. From theCambridge English Corpus The keyboard also deflects to the submediant at the vocal persona'swistfulfermata on 1 at 'becomes' (bar 42). From theCambridge English Corpus This is music of prolonged reflection,wistfullonging and delicate piquancy. From theCambridge English Corpus Its mercurial changes of mood,wistfulhumour and spontaneity make it ideally accessible, and it is not at all tiring. From theCambridge English Corpus But the tone is at timeswistful, betraying a rather naive desire that subcultures like hip-hop would simply go away. From theCambridge English Corpus His absolutist refusal to countenance any foggy compromises made him alien to a generation ofwistfulsurvivors. From theCambridge English Corpus Not all the site-specific text iswistfuland nostalgic, however. From theCambridge English Corpus A particularly important harmony at internal cadences is the dominant ninth,wistfulbut dispirited after moments of hopeful energy. From theCambridge English Corpus But the onward drive drops back for awistfulreverie until the bell-crested orchestra insists again, growing ever more excited under the tumbling, intertwining lines of the soloists. From theCambridge English Corpus Second, an emphasis on ' what might have been ' could too easily becomewistfulor passive. From theCambridge English Corpus The undeserved good fortune of others can be borne with awistfulsigh, but their ability to master circumstance and control the course of their lives evokes suspicion and resentment. From theCambridge English Corpus I have a sort ofwistfulregret that policies of that kind were not fully understood or appreciated in this country at the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are almostwistfulreferences to the blood bath which is supposed to come, but does not and will not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I seemed to detect a somewhatwistfullook on the benches opposite when he made that remark. 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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