| 词汇 | example_english_woeful |
| 释义 | Examples of woefulThese 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. As she wrote, she erupted in little woeful exclamations. I could embark upon a whole host of woeful economic prophecies for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The record of councils across the country in licensing anything is woeful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a woeful lack of science teachers in secondary schools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the past year, several reports have shown a woeful lack of ability to clarify and quantify objectives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a woeful shortfall in officer recruiting as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yesterday highlighted a woeful deficiency in the legislative process, and everything suggests that in the coming week we will be subjected to a similar situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I fear that over the years there has been a woeful lack of leadership, particularly for our youth and athletes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There seems to be a woeful lack of information about this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Investment would provide a start to recovery in the construction industry, which is in a woeful state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A woeful tale was brought to my attention recently. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He showed a woeful ignorance of the history of the railway system and the railway industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why was there such woeful preparation and why is there such inadequate funding? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem was that in that force area there was a woeful lack of local authority secure accommodation where the children could be put. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The woeful inadequacy of such forecasts in the past is the cause of many of our current problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Concentration can be woeful, and distractions are legion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a woeful lack of specialist means of dealing with offenders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, they are showing a woeful lack of urgency in producing any solutions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His speech yesterday was a woeful and melancholy effort; it was the speech of a mendicant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Comparing 1964 with 1938, there was, the same woeful lack of equipment, but we were far better trained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present, however, the treatment they get is all too often woeful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As she says, it is a shocking report which describes a woeful situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The woeful shortage of consumer goods will continue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In making such an assertion he showed a woeful ignorance of the machinery of local government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I notice, however, that he shares my own woeful inability to translate the old measurements into the new. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We gave our current unemployment figures and our woeful predictions for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When one asks the legal experts who the ultimate employer is, there is a woeful shaking of heads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a woeful lack of consultation before it was published. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The record of attainment of educational qualifications among young children in care is woeful, and we all need to take that very seriously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The report presents a woeful tale of failure at all levels to provide a secure and decent childhood for some of the most vulnerable children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot accuse the present incumbent of such woeful ignorance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Too often, there are long and undue delays in receiving compensation and a woeful lack of information is given to the injured and their families. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, that is causes by the still woeful lack of houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He displays the most woeful ignorance about these matters and a total unwillingness to listen to anyone else's argument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 British capitalism is recognised to be the most woeful in the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our current investment, despite the woeful shortage of capital equipment, is expected to decline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Colleagues have spoken of a woeful lack of awareness of the possibilities of efficient design among architects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not be too woeful about our young people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bigotry that has been exhibited has been woeful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The agency has an investment arm, but it has a woeful record compared with what was first hoped for. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same woeful tale can be told of our rail network. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The public look to the regulator to protect their interests, and in this instance there was a woeful failure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Money put into the infrastructure at the present time would help the construction industry which is in a woeful situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To use the present half-baked, ill-fated experiments as an excuse for not holding a wide-ranging inquiry betrays, in my opinion, a woeful lack of understanding of what is involved here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their finances are swallowed up in the parent groups, which are mainly the shipping companies, and here again we have a woeful lack of information about the whole thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are as valid today as they were then: time and time again the private sector's woeful performance in the delivery of train services has been demonstrated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The last stated wrongly that she is entitled to nothing, but £63.13 went into her account, which is a woeful sum compared with the £100 she is due. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We found its performance entirely woeful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has warned us that if we did not effectively utilise every farthing of the nation's financial resources, we might lose the war, with woeful results. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, a woeful lack of accountability on the part of charity trustees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were woeful inadequacies in project management. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, experience has shown a woeful degree of variation in the level and type of pre-care and post-care support given by local authorities around the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not time to abandon the whole woeful exercise, which is merely an attempt to fix the market at the expense of the travelling public? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, many of those views are based on a woeful lack of knowledge and a belief that defence is somehow simple when, in reality, it is extremely complex. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say this to illustrate that this matter ought not to be considered in the atmosphere that every old age pensioner is inevitably in woeful distress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From a conservation standpoint, that is woeful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their employees are paid a woeful wage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Over the past few weeks and months, fraud, corruption and the woeful misuse of public funds seem to have been high on the agenda of a certain minority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hosts speak in a melodramatic, woeful tone, and wear dark gothic clothes and black make-up. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Media are not the only factor in explaining the woeful state of our democracy, but they are a key factor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In particular, he criticised the stiff performances, the woeful directing and the plot's implausibility. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The poor planning of the battle extended to the medical provisions for the wounded which were woeful. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Keeping these precepts keeps the cultivator from rebirth in the four woeful realms of existence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Finally, the third ends with the woeful realization that the preservation of happiness is problematic in and of itself. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He became associated more with a gentle passing than a woeful demise. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The acting of the pilot was criticized as sub-par and woeful. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Conditions in the camp were woeful, food was scarce and expensive, and the rewards for hard work were barely enough to sustain life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The commuters' expressions were characterized in one review as traumatised and woeful. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their form, with one remarkable exception, was woeful up to the early thirties. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One day, the prince appeared, woeful; he had just learned that his prison was to be changed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The wastage and woeful deployment of the type prevented any lasting success. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The team had a woeful record during most of the 1960s, bottoming out at 21-59 in 196263. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They remain undeterred by their failure and woeful incompetence to get there - be it by acquiring a visa or a wife, or smuggling themselves into boats. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. No reader should have to put up with such woeful shoddiness. The side effects of this approach would be just as woeful as any attaching to the current system. The final tear is this one which my eyes release tear of woeful love, of an unfortunate love. At the moment there is a woeful shortage of beds, and there is no area more in need of an adequate health service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the time, they were properly designated, but far too often their subsequent protection has been woeful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To me it displays a woeful lack of understanding of the sort of people we want to enable to appreciate art. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are to maintain their standard of living, woeful though it is, they must export, at a reasonable price, another 1·3 million tonnes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, those areas have a woeful lack of amenities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When a claim was made on the policy, it would be found that there was a woeful lack of assets to back that policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The application of lottery funds to existing buildings seeks to redress the neglect through woeful lack of funding in the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the basis of statistics on the provision of affordable housing, it seems to me that there is a woeful gap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What they show is a woeful misunderstanding of removal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem is that there is a woeful lack of local authority secure accommodation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we can do something to change that woeful statistic, it seems not only morally right, but in our own self-interest, to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem is this: if we accept the explanation that has been given to us, it is a sorry tale of woeful incompetence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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